Demand for mycorrhizal fungi in gardening tasks is steadily climbing, given its ability to boost growth and yield as a natural fertilizer. In a successful first, scientists from the Leibniz
Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), partnered the INOQ GmbH and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) to develop a mycorrhiza substrate for commercial
tomato production. The fruit crop of mycorrhizal plants outperformed non-mycorrhizal control plants in terms of quality and richness of content. >> Read more
News Ticker Science
Production of vaccines with multicomponent reactions
IPB scientists and partners from Cuba have developed a multicomponent reaction for the production of multivalent pneumococcal glycoconjugates, which can be used as a vaccine
against Streptococcus pneumoniae, the causative agent of sepsis, pneumonia, otitis media and meningitis. Published in Bioconjugate Chemistry //>> Read more
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Isonitriles: Small molecules with great potential
Due to their expertise in multicomponent reactions, Bernhard Westermann and colleagues have been invited
to write a reviewon isonitrile-initiated ligations of proteins. Isonitriles are a key reactant in numerous multicomponent reactions, which are preferably
applied for bioorthogonal coupling and labeling of biomolecules. Published in ACS Omega // >> Read more
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Exploring the Arabidopsis proteome
IPB proteomics experts recently succeeded in performing deep proteome analytics of Arabidopsis thaliana and gained numerous insights. As a result of this deep
sampling approach, about 10,000 proteins per tissue and almost 16,000 proteins over the entire life cycle of the plant could be defined and quantified. Published in Molecular Plant//
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Downy mildew resistance of hop
Researchers from IPB, JKI and Hopsteiner GmbH recently published a study on the underlying genetics of downy mildew resistance in hop. They found that a small number of metabolites
was correlated with downy mildew resistance and these were enriched in phenylpropanoids. Published in Plant, Cell & Environment //
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Seed hemicelluloses tailor mucilage and salt tolerance
What are the active compounds in the toothbrush tree?
The roots and branches of toothbrush trees have been used for centuries in the Middle East for dental care. A team from Egypt and Halle has now investigated which bioactives
are responsible for the protective effect of these natural toothbrushes. Published in Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis // >> Read more
Citizen Science
From finding fungi to frying fungi: Workshop at the IPB
Attention fungi friends! From Febuary 2021 on, the IPB offers a workshop in identifying fungi. For this purpose, mycologist Wolfgang Brandt invites you to lectures and field trips (in German) to give you an insight into the beauty and diversity of mushrooms. After finishing the course, interested people
have the possibility to take the exam for the fungi expert. For first information (in German) look here
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