Garms, S.; Chen, F.; Boland, W.; Gershenzon, J.; Köllner, T.: A single amino acid determines the site of deprotonation in the active center of sesquiterpene synthases SbTPS1 and SbTPS2 from Sorghum bicolor. Phytochemistry 75, pp. 6 - 13 (2012)
Lenk, C.; Köllner, T.; Erb, M.; Degenhardt, J.: Two enzymes responsible for the formation of herbivore-induced volatiles of maize, the methyltransferase AAMT1 and the terpene synthase TPS23, are regulated by a similar signal transduction pathway. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 144 (1), pp. 86 - 92 (2012)
Li, G.; Köllner, T.; Yin Jiang Y., Y.; Chen, H.; Xu, Y.; Gershenzon, J.; Pichersky, E.; Chen, F.: Nonseed plant Selaginella moellendorfii has both seed plant and microbial types of terpene synthases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109 (36), pp. 14711 - 14715 (2012)
Erb, M.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Zwahlen, C.; Hibbard, B.; Turlings, T.: The role of abscisic acid and water stress in root herbivore-induced leaf resistance. New Phytologist 189 (1), pp. 308 - 320 (2011)
Garms, S.; Köllner, T. G.; Boland, W.: A multiproduct terpene synthase from Medicago truncatula generates cadalane sesquiterpenes via two different mechanisms. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 75 (16), pp. 5590 - 5600 (2010)
Keszei, A.; Brubaker, C. L.; Carter, R.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Foley, W. J.: Functional and evolutionary relationships between terpene synthases from Australian Myrtaceae. Phytochemistry 71 (8-9), pp. 844 - 852 (2010)
Padovan, A.; Keszei, A.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Foley, W. J.: The molecular basis of host plant selection in Melaleuca quinquenervia by a successful biological control agent. Phytochemistry 71 (11-12), pp. 1237 - 1244 (2010)
Pandit, S. S.; Kulkarni, R. S.; Giri, A. P.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Gupta, V. S.: Expression profiling of various genes during the fruit development and ripening of mango. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 48 (6), pp. 426 - 433 (2010)
Chen, F.; Al-Ahmad, H.; Joyce, B.; Zhao, N.; Köllner, T. G.; Degenhardt, J.; Stewart Jr., C.N.: Within-plant distribution and emission of sesquiterpenes from Copaifera officinalis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 47 (11-12), pp. 1017 - 1023 (2009)
Degenhardt, J.; Hiltpold, I.; Köllner, T.; Frey, M.; Gierl, A.; Gershenzon, J.; Hibbard, B. E.; Ellersieck, M. R.; Turlings, T. C.J.: Restoring a maize root signal that attracts insect-killing nematodes to control a major pest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106 (32), pp. 13213 - 13218 (2009)
Degenhardt, J.; Köllner, T. G.; Gershenzon, J.: Monoterpene and sesquiterpene synthases and the origin of terpene skeletal diversity in plants. Phytochemistry 70 (15-16), pp. 1621 - 1637 (2009)
Köllner, T. G.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.: Molecular and biochemical evolution of maize terpene synthase 10, an enzyme of indirect defense. Phytochemistry 70 (9), pp. 1139 - 1145 (2009)
Pandit, S.S.; Kulkarni, R.S.; Chidley, H.G.; Giri, A.P.; Pujari, K.H.; Köllner, T.; Degenhardt, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Gupta, V.S.: Changes in volatile composition during fruit development and ripening of 'Alphonso' mango. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 89 (12), pp. 2071 - 2081 (2009)
Herde, M.; Gärtner, K.; Köllner, T.; Fode, B.; Boland, W.; Gershenzon, J.; Gatz, C.; Tholl, D.: Identification and regulation of TPS04/GES, an Arabidopsis geranyllinalool synthase catalyzing the first step in the formation of the insect-induced volatile C16-homoterpene TMTT. The Plant Cell 20 (4), pp. 1152 - 1168 (2008)
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“.