News 2022

Selectively enriching valuable ingredients of chicory.

Cichorium intybus is a widespread plant whose cultivated forms are also known as chicory or radicchio. Root chicory (Cichorium intybus var. sativum), used as a coffee…

On October 25, 2022, the TOTAL E-QUALITY e.V. awarded 59 companies and organizations from business, science and administration for their extraordinary commitment to equal opportunities. The handover of the eponymous award…

Tracking proteins in the cell: New vectors for localization.

Precisely locating proteins of interest (POIs) in the cell is often essential to elucidate their physiological function. The most common in vivo localization…

A delegation from Pattimura University visited the institute on October 17, 2022, as part of the nationwide activities honoring the 70th anniversary of German-Indonesian friendship. Our guests, among them Pattimura…

Congratulations to Vanessa Günther! The young lady completed her training as a gardener for ornamental horticulture with excellent results, making her one of the year’s best in our region. Together with 13 other young men and…

Vanilloid versus isovanilloid: IPB scientists develop tailored enzymes with modified regiospecificity.

Although the biocatalytic production of plant and synthetic bioactives in reaction tubes is gaining increasing…

Bacterial metalo-aminopeptidases: new targets for infectious diseases.

Due to increased resistance of microorganisms to conventional antibiotics, bacterial infectious diseases are increasingly advancing as a global health…

Biocatalysis with terpene cyclases: New fragrances produced from non-natural compounds

IPB chemists have recently used two terpene cyclases as biocatalytic tools to investigate their suitability for the conversion of…

IPB Press Release, 29.09.2022

Tina Romeis, head of the Department of Biochemistry of Plant Interactions, has been elected a member of the Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences - one of the highest honors for scientists conferred by a German institution.…