Adolph, S.; Poulet, S. A.; Pohnert, G.: Synthesis and biological activity of alpha,beta,gamma,delta- unsaturated aldehydes from diatoms. Tetrahedron 59 (17), pp. 3003 - 3008 (2003)
Pohnert, G.; Jung, V.: Intracellular compartmentation in the biosynthesis of caulerpenyne: Study on intact macroalgae using stable-isotope-labeled precursors. Organic Letters 5 (26), pp. 5091 - 5093 (2003)
Jung, V.; Thibaut, T.; Meinesz, A.; Pohnert, G.: Comparison of the wound-activated transformation of Caulerpenyne by invasive and noninvasive Caulerpa species of the mediterranean. Journal of Chemical Ecology 28 (10), pp. 2091 - 2105 (2002)
Pohnert, G.: Phospholipase A(2) activity triggers the wound-activated chemical defense in the diatom Thalassiosira rotula. Plant Physiology 129 (1), pp. 103 - 111 (2002)
Pohnert, G.: Biomineralization in diatoms mediated through peptide- and polyamine-assisted condensation of silica. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English 41 (17), pp. 3167 - 3169 (2002)
Pohnert, G.; Boland, W.: The oxylipin chemistry of attraction and defense in brown algae and diatoms. Natural Product Reports 19 (1), pp. 108 - 122 (2002)
Pohnert, G.; Lumineau, O.; Cueff, A.; Adolph, S.; Cordevant, C.; Lange, M.; Poulet, S.: Are volatile unsaturated aldehydes from diatoms the main line of chemical defence against copepods? Marine Ecology-Progress Series 245, pp. 33 - 45 (2002)
Weinberger, F.; Pohnert, G.; Kloareg, B.; Potin, P.: A signal released by an enclophytic attacker acts as a substrate for a rapid defensive reaction of the red alga Chondrus crispus. Chembiochem 3 (12), pp. 1260 - 1263 (2002)
Zank, T. K.; Zahringer, U.; Beckmann, C.; Pohnert, G.; Boland, W.; Holtorf, H.; Reski, R.; Lerchl, J.; Heinz, E.: Cloning and functional characterisation of an enzyme involved in the elongation of delta-6-polyunsaturated fatty acids from the moss Physcomitrella patens. The Plant Journal 31 (3), pp. 255 - 268 (2002)
Halitschke, R.; Schittko, U.; Pohnert, G.; Boland, W.; Baldwin, I. T.: Molecular interactions between the specialist herbivore Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) and its natural host Nicotiana attenuata. III. Fatty acid-amino acid conjugates in herbivore oral secretions are necessary and sufficient for herbivore- spec. Plant Physiology 125 (2), pp. 711 - 717 (2001)
Schnitzler, I.; Pohnert, G.; Hay, M.; Boland, W.: Chemical defense of brown algae (Dictyopteris spp.) against the herbivorous amphipod Ampithoe longimana. Oecologia 126 (4), pp. 515 - 521 (2001)
The natural product chemist and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena has been elected a member of the German National Academy of Sciences.
As the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, we are fully committed to the principle of scientific freedom as enshrined in Article 5 of the German Basic Law and recognized worldwide as a fundamental human right.
The award recognizes her outstanding research in the chemistry and biochemistry of plant natural products, with particular emphasis on the detailed elucidation of metabolic pathways and the engineering of novel pathways and compounds for biomedical applications.
The doctoral researcher from the Department of Insect Symbiosis gave an excellent talk about the temporal and spatial dynamics of symbiont lineages in a grain pest beetle.
At the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE), currently taking place in Prague, Jonathan Gershenzon, Managing Director of our Institute and Head of the Department of Biochemistry, was awarded the Society's Silver Medal.
Jonathan Gershenzon, Head of the Department of Biochemistry, has been elected to membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). This prestigious honor recognizes his outstanding contributions to the life sciences.
After the IMPRS symposium on April 17-18, 2024, Marion Lemoine, Ronja Krüsemer, Johannes Körnig and Iulia Barutia received the presentation awards for the best talks and posters.
Wir laden am 25. April 2024 wieder alle interessierten Schülerinnen und Schüler ab der 8. Klasse ein, am Forsche Schüler Tag einen Blick in unsere Forschungslabore zu werfen und selbst Wissenschaft „auszuprobieren“.