News 2021
15.12.2021
+++ Newsticker Science #99 +++ Plant defense +++
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...read more
30.11.2021
+++ Newsticker Science #98 +++ Proteomics +++
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...read more
24.11.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #97 +++ Green Chemistry +++
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...read more
12.11.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #96 +++ Natural Products +++
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 total of...read more
28.10.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #95 +++ Biocatalysts +++
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....read more
07.09.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #94 +++ Detection Methods +++
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...read more
06.09.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #93 +++ Protein Modeling +++
Structural insights into branch-forming glycosyltransferases. As if the chemical diversity of plant metabolites were not already vast enough, the repertoire of compounds can be considerably expanded even further by various...read more
02.08.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #92 +++ Plant Stress +++
Complex responses to lack of nutrients. Plants have evolved sophisticated responses to cope with nutrient deficiencies and to free up resources. These responses often vary from one lacking nutrient to another. Phosphate (Pi)...read more
02.08.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #91 +++ Bioactives +++
Beating fungi with bioactives from fungi. IPB natural product chemists recently produced various derivatives of deoxygenated hygrophorones from the natural fungicide hygrophorone. The final products showed equal or better...read more
27.07.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #90 +++ Bioactives +++
New anticancer agents by multicomponent reaction. The bioactive compounds betulinic acid, fusidic acid and cholic acid are currently the subject of intensive research due to their cytotoxic activity. In a project with MLU and...read more
01.07.2021
+++ News Ticker Science 89 +++ Glandular Trichomes +++
Enigmatic transcription factor. Glandular trichomes on tomato leaves produce a variety of volatile mono- and sesquiterpenes that play an important role in defense against pathogens and insect pests. The key players in this...read more
28.06.2021
+++ News Ticker Science 88 +++ Cell Wall Polymers +++
Modular enzymes for hemicellulose synthesis. Fiber, food, fuel - the carbohydrate polymers that encapsulate plants cells have benefited humans for centuries. Arguably the most prominent of these is cellulose, a linear polymer...read more
18.06.2021
+++ News Ticker Science 87 +++ Biocatalysts +++
Mix the sequences! Better enzyme expression by gene shuffling. News from the UPO front! Nonspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) of fungal origin are popularly used as biocatalysts due to their ability to catalyze multiple hydroxylation...read more
09.06.2021
+++ News Ticker Science 86 +++ Bioactives +++
New anticancer compounds: Tin for the win. Although cisplatin is currently the drug of choice for fighting various types of cancer, it still causes a number of side effects and damages in particular to patients' nerves, kidneys...read more
03.06.2021
+++ News Ticker Science 85 +++ Plant Defense +++
Wild and cultivated potatoes produce different defenses. Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight, yearly leads to significant economic damage due to high losses in the potato crop. In contrast to susceptible...read more
28.05.2021
+++ News Ticker Science 84 +++ Cell Biology +++
IQ67 DOMAIN proteins coordinate cell division. IPB cell biologists, together with partners from Tübingen, have taken a closer look at cell division in Arabidopsis. They found that the formation of the premitotic division plane...read more
18.05.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #83 +++ Biocatalysts +++
Unspecific peroxygenases: New method for producing new enzymes in yeast. Unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) can hydroxylate a wide range of substrates and are therefore of enormous interest as biocatalysts for shortening...read more
16.04.2021
+++ Newsticker Science #82 +++ Metabolomics +++
Novel metabolomics method provides insights into ecology and chemodiversity. In biodiversity research, plant samples are often collected at distant locations before being subjected to biochemical analysis months later in the...read more
14.04.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #81 +++ Bioactives +++
Targeted release of anticancer agents by acidic environment. Ruthenium complexes possess potent cytotoxic activity. Therefore, the compounds of rare metals are discussed as an alternative to cisplatin in the treatment of tumor...read more
13.04.2021
+++ News Ticker Science #80 +++ Biosyntheses +++
On the track of pungency. The black pepper project at IPB is moving forward with great success. The biochemists of the Department Cell and Metabolic Biology have now succeeded in elucidating the crucial and final step of...read more
