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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…

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…

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

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

Bacterial metalo-aminopeptidases: new targets for infectious diseases.

Due to increased resistance of microorganisms to conventional antibiotics, bacterial infectious diseases are increasingly…

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…

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…

The corona stagnation is slowly resolving. This summer, we were again pleased to welcome some visiting professors in our labs at IPB. Daniel Garcia Rivera, Professor of Organic Chemistry at the…

Transporter supplies manganese for cell wall biosynthesis.

Manganese is an important trace element for plants because, as a cation (Mn²⁺), it acts as a cofactor of various enzymes. These enzymes…

Khansa Mekkaoui was awarded a poster prize at this year’s Botaniktagung - the international conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences - which took place in Bonn from August 28 to September…