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Engineering enzymes to expand substrate range.

Due to their high regio- or stereoselectivity, enzymes are very effective in selective oxygenations of compounds. Besides the predominant class of cytochrome P450-type enzymes,…

New anthelmintics from African medicinal plant.

In Africa, Ozoroa insignis is used as a traditional medicinal plant against parasites such as tapeworms and hookworms. IPB chemists, together with partners from Cameroon,…

Fighting free radicals with triterpenes.

Antioxidants as efficient free radical scavengers are currently on everyone's lips. IPB chemists as part of an international team have now determined the antioxidant potential of 15…

Insights into rapid calcium signalling in systemic acquired resistance.

Upon pathogen recognition, plants are able defend themselves effectively, by inducing rapid cellular responses at the site of attack. One of these early…

Insights into the Arabidopsis Nuclear Proteome during PTI.

Scientist from IPB and MLU Halle recently published a high-quality draft catalogue of the Arabidopsis nuclear proteome and of protein import into the nucleus during…

Enzymatic degradation of old tires.

IPB scientists , together with partners from MLU, have succeeded for the first time in degrading synthetic rubber enzymatically. Synthetic rubber has become an indispensable…

Enzymatic degradation of old tires.

IPB scientists , together with partners from MLU, have succeeded for the first time in degrading synthetic rubber enzymatically. Synthetic rubber has become an indispensable…

Discoveries in coffee grounds.

IPB chemists together with Egyptian scientists recently took a closer look at various coffee products from the Middle East region. In a comparative metabolomics approach, they identified a…

Better enzymes through Directed Evolution.

Fungal-derived unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) have emerged over the past two decades as highly efficient biocatalysts for the oxyfunctionalization of carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen.…

Smart against fraud: Saffron substitutes unmasked.

Because of its unique taste, its health-promoting properties and its laborious extraction, saffron is the most expensive spice of all time. As early as the Middle Ages, the…