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Arabidopsis F-box protein prolongs JA-based defense response. Commentary in Molecular Plant.

As highly respected jasmonate experts, Claus Wasternack and Bettina Hause recently had the honor of…

Sesquiterpene lactones: A comprehensive review of fascinating natural products.

IPB scientists, together with Dutch and Canadian partners, have recently published a review on sesquiterpene lactones…

Out of the plant - into the yeast! Modern diterpene production through biotechnology.

IPB scientists have recently generated a substantial library of diterpenoids by combinatorial biosynthesis. In a…

The Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) cordially invites interested secondary school students and their parents to this year's Tag der Berufe (Day of Vocational Training).

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Machine learning-assisted LOV protein engineering.

LOV photoreceptors control light-dependent processes such as phototropism in higher plants, but are also found in algae, fungi, and bacteria. They…

Localization of the Arabidopsis Oleoyl Δ12 Desaturase FAD2.

The amount of unsaturated phospholipids in plant cell membranes is crucial for the optimal function of these membranes, especially in…

Multicolor pigments in tobacco.

Transient expression of biosynthetic enzymes in the leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana is a very efficient and currently popular way to produce complex secondary…

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…

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),…

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…