News 2023

Metabolomics of Brazilian medicinal plant.

IPB chemists and partners from Egypt and Brazil have recently carried out a comprehensive mapping of the metabolite variations of Clusia minor at different stages of development.…

New immune modulator discovered in potato.

Plant immune receptors recognize different structures when attacked by pathogens or herbivores, such as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), damage-associated molecular…

His trainer and his head of department are full of praise for him: "Sascha is smart, communicative, always curious and interested, and also helpful and friendly," is the unanimous verdict of Katja Baumann-Kaschig and Steffen…

New adjuvants with multicomponent reaction.

The production of effective adjuvants plays an important role in the development of new vaccines. These vaccine boosters enable a strong and targeted immune response that…

On November 8, Tom Schreiber explained to a young audience in Halle that CRISPR is not a crunchy cereal, but rather a new technology that can be used to target and specifically modify any location in the genome. The…

Proteomics of growth and defense.

The activation of plant defense mechanisms against pathogens is energy-intensive and therefore often occurs at the cost of growth and development. The molecular basis of this…

Jasmonate inhibitor acts species-specific.

Not every inhibitor works in every plant. Bettina Hause and iDiv scientists recently discovered this for the substance Jarin-1. The effect of the alkaloid, a cytisine derivative,…

UPOs see the light.

Nonspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) are enzymes that can selectively and efficiently transfer oxygen to organic compounds. UPO-catalyzed reactions are therefore suitable for the production of a wide variety…

The chemistry of premium chocolate.

The processing of cocoa beans into chocolate is based on complex traditional drying, fermentation and roasting steps that are not standardized and therefore difficult to reproduce. In…

Katharina Bürstenbinder will take up a professorship in cell biology at Philipps-Universität Marburg on November 1, 2023. This marks the end of a very successful and remarkably dedicated time at IPB for the head of the…