Oldham, N. J.; Krieger, J.; Breer, H.; Fischedick, A.; Hoskovec, M.; Svatos, A.: Analysis of the silkworm moth pheromone binding protein - Pheromone complex by electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English 39 (23), pp. 4341 - 4343 (2000)
Schaaf, O.; Jarvis, A. P.; Esch, V. D.; Giagnacovo, G.; Oldham, N. J.: Rapid and sensitive analysis of azadirachtin and related triterpenoids from Neem (Azadirachta indica) by high- performance liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 886 (1-2), pp. 89 - 97 (2000)
Jones, G. R.; Oldham, N. J.: Pheromone analysis using capillary gas chromatographic techniques. Journal of Chromatography A 843 (1-2), pp. 199 - 236 (1999)
Nielson, J.; Boomsma, J. J.; Oldham, N. J.; Petersen, H. C.; Morgan, E. D.: Colony-level and season-specific variation in cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of individual workers in the ant Formica truncorum. Insectes Sociaux 46 (1), pp. 58 - 65 (1999)
Oldham, N. J.: Ion/molecule reactions provide new evidence for the structure and origin of [C3H4N]+ from acetonitrile chemical ionization plasma. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 13 (16), pp. 1694 - 1698 (1999)
Oldham, N. J.; Morgan, E. D.; Agosti, D.; Wehner, R.: Species recognition from postpharyngeal gland contents of ants of the Cataglyphis bicolor group. Journal of Chemical Ecology 25 (6), pp. 1383 - 1393 (1999)
Oldham, N. J.; Svatos, A.: Determination of the double bond position in functionalized monoenes by chemical ionization ion-trap mass spectrometry using acetonitrile as a reagent gas. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 13 (5), pp. 331 - 336 (1999)
Schmidt, J. O.; Morgan, E. D.; Oldham, N. J.; Nascimento, D.; Dani, F. R.: (Z)-11-eicosen-1-ol, a major component of Apis cerana Venom. Journal of Chemical Ecology 23 (8), pp. 1929 - 1939 (1997)
Veith, M.; Oldham, N. J.; Dettner, K.; Pasteels, J. M.; Boland, W.: Biosynthesis of defensive allomones in leaf beetle larvae: Stereochemistry of salicylalcohol oxidation in Phratora vitellinae and comparison of enzyme substrate and stereospecificity with alcohol oxidases from several iridoid producing leaf beetles. Journal of Chemical Ecology 23 (2), pp. 429 - 443 (1997)
Oldham, N. J.; Boland, W.: Chemical ecology: Multifunctional compounds and multitrophic interactions. Die Naturwissenschaften 83 (6), pp. 248 - 254 (1996)
Oldham, N. J.; Veith, M.; Boland, W.; Dettner, K.: Iridoid monoterpene biosynthesis in insects: Evidence for a de novo pathway occurring in the defensive glands of Phaedon armoraciae (Chrysomelidae) leaf beetle larvae. Die Naturwissenschaften 83 (10), pp. 470 - 473 (1996)
Hölldobler, B.; Oldham, N. J.; Morgan, E. D.; König, W. A.: Recruitment pheromones in the ants Aphaenogaster albisetosus and A. cockerelli (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Insect Physiology 41 (9), pp. 739 - 744 (1995)
Oldham, N. J.; Billen, J.; Morgan, E. D.: On the similarity of the Dufour gland secretion and the cuticular hydrocarbons of some bumblebees. Physiological Entomology 19 (2), pp. 115 - 123 (1994)
Oldham, N. J.; Keegans, S. J.; Morgan, E. D.: Mandibular gland contents of a colony of the queenless ponerine ant Dinoponera australis. Die Naturwissenschaften 81 (7), pp. 313 - 316 (1994)
Oldham, N. J.; Morgan, E. D.; Gobin, B.; Billen, J.: First identification of a trail pheromone of an army ant (Aenictus species). Experientia: interdisciplinary journal for the life sciences 50 (8), pp. 763 - 765 (1994)
Oldham, N. J.; Morgan, E. D.; Gobin, B.; Schoeters, E.; Billen, J.: Volatile secretions of old world army ant Aenictus rotundatus and chemotaxonomic implications of army ant dufour gland chemistry. Journal of Chemical Ecology 20 (12), pp. 3297 - 3305 (1994)
Oldham, N. J.; Morgan, E. D.: Structures of the pyrazines from the mandibular gland secretion of the ponerine ant Dinoponera australis. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 1 (22), pp. 2713 - 2716 (1993)
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“.