Marine diatoms Coscinodiscus granii: They live in open waters such as the North Sea. Under the microscope, many single-celled diatoms can be seen, some of which are healthy, while others are infected by an egg fungus. The zoospores that the fungus forms for reproduction can be seen as small dots.

Publications of Tobias Becker

Journal Article (9)

2022
Journal Article
Fu, N.; Becker, T.; Brandt, W.; Kunert, M.; Burse, A.; Boland, W.: Involvement of CYP347W1 in neurotoxin 3-nitropropionic acid based chemical defense in mustard leaf beetle Phaedon cochleariae. Insect Science 29 (2), pp. 453 - 466 (2022)
2017
Journal Article
Becker, T.; Pasteels, J.; Weigel, C.; Dahse, H.-M.; Voigt, K.; Boland, W.: A tale of four kingdoms - isoxazolin-5-one- and 3-nitropropanoic acid-derived natural products. Natural Product Reports 34 (4), pp. 343 - 360 (2017)
2016
Journal Article
Becker, T.; Ploß, K.; Boland, W.: Biosynthesis of isoxazolin-5-one and 3-nitropropanoic acid containing glucosides in juvenile Chrysomelina. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 14, pp. 6274 - 6280 (2016)
Journal Article
Pauls, G.; Becker, T.; Rahfeld, P.; Gretscher, R.; Paetz, C.; Pasteels, J.; von Reuss, S. H.; Burse, A.; Boland, W.: Two defensive lines in juvenile leaf beetles; esters of 3-nitropropionic acid in the hemo­lymph and aposematic warning. Journal of Chemical Ecology 42 (3), pp. 240 - 248 (2016)
2015
Journal Article
Becker, T.; Kartikeya, P.; Paetz, C.; von Reuß, S. H.; Boland, W.: Synthesis and photosensitivity of isoxazolin-5-one glycosides. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 13, pp. 4025 - 4030 (2015)
Journal Article
Becker, T.; Kupfer, S.; Wolfram, M.; Görls, H.; Schubert, U. S.; Anslyn, E. V.; Dietzek, B.; Gräfe, S.; Schiller, A.: Sensitization of NO-releasing Ruthenium complexes to visible light. Chemistry – A European Journal 21 (44), pp. 15554 - 15563 (2015)
Journal Article
Novoselov, A.; Becker, T.; Pauls, G.; von Reuß, S. H.; Boland, W.: Spodoptera littoralis detoxifies neurotoxic 3-nitropropanoic acid by conjugation with amino acids. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 63, pp. 97 - 103 (2015)
Journal Article
Rahfeld, P.; Häger, W.; Kirsch, R.; Pauls, G.; Becker, T.; Schulze, E.; Wielsch, N.; Wang, D.; Groth, M.; Brandt, W. et al.; Boland, W.; Burse, A.: Glandular beta-glucosidases in juvenile Chrysomelina leaf beetles support the evolution of a host-plant-dependent chemical defence. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 58, pp. 28 - 38 (2015)
2013
Journal Article
Becker, T.; Goerls, H.; Pauls, G.; Wedekind, R.; Kai, M.; von Reuß, S. H.; Boland, W.: Synthesis of Isoxazolin-5-one glucosides by a cascade reaction. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 78, pp. 12779 - 12783 (2013)

Book Chapter (1)

2016
Book Chapter
Becker, T.; Boland, W.: How leaf beetle produce toxins to defend themselves (invited article summary about: Becker T, Ploss K, Boland W. (2016) Biosynthesis of isoxazolin-5-one and 3-nitropropanoic acid containing glucosides in juvenile Chrysomelina. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 14, 6274-6280). In: Atlas of Science (2016)

Thesis - PhD (1)

2016
Thesis - PhD
Becker, T.: 3-Nitropropanoic acid and Isoxazolin-5-one derived Glucosides in Chrysomelina Larvae: Synthesis, Biosynthesis, Occurrence and Toxicity. Dissertation, IX,153 pp., Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena (2016)
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