Burow, M.; Zhang, Z. Y.; Ober, J. A.; Lambrix, V. M.; Wittstock, U.; Gershenzon, J.; Kliebenstein, D. J.: ESP and ESM1 mediate indol-3-acetonitrile production from indol-3-ylmethyl glucosinolate in Arabidopsis. Phytochemistry 69 (3), pp. 663 - 671 (2008)
Mumm, R.; Burow, M.; Bukovinszkine'kiss, G.; Kazantzidou, E.; Wittstock, U.; Dicke, M.; Gershenzon, J.: Formation of simple nitriles upon glucosinolate hydrolysis affects direct and indirect defense against the specialist herbivore, pieris rapae. Journal of Chemical Ecology 34 (10), pp. 1311 - 1321 (2008)
Burow, M.; Rice, M.; Hause, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Wittstock, U.: Cell- and tissue-specific localization and regulation of the epithiospecifier protein in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology 64 (1-2), pp. 173 - 185 (2007)
Burow, M.; Markert, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Wittstock, U.: Comparative biochemical characterization of nitrile-forming proteins from plants and insects that alter myrosinase-catalysed hydrolysis of glucosinolates. The FEBS Journal 273 (11), pp. 2432 - 2446 (2006)
Burow, M.; Muller, R.; Gershenzon, J.; Wittstock, U.: Altered glucosinolate hydrolysis in genetically engineered Arabidopsis thaliana and its influence on the larval development of Spodoptera littoralis. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32 (11), pp. 2333 - 2349 (2006)
Skirycz, A.; Reichelt, M.; Burow, M.; Birkemeyer, C.; Rolcik, J.; Kopka, J.; Zanor, M. I.; Gershenzon, J.; Strnad, M.; Szopa, J.et al.; Mueller-Roeber, B.; Witt, I.: DOF transcription factor AtDof1.1 (OBP2) is part of a regulatory network controlling glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal 47 (1), pp. 10 - 24 (2006)
Meyer, T.; Burow, M.; Bauer, M.; Papenbrock, J.: Arabidopsis sulfurtransferases: investigation of their function during senescence and in cyanide detoxification. Planta 217, pp. 1 - 10 (2003)
Gershenzon, J.; Fontana, A.; Burow, M.; Wittstock, U.; Degenhardt, J.: Mixtures of plant secondary metabolites: Metabolic origins and ecological benefits. In: Ecology of plant secondary metabolites: From genes to landscapes, pp. 56 - 77. Cambridge University Press (2012)
Burow, M.; Wittstock, U.; Gershenzon, J.: Sulfur-containing secondary metabolites and their role in plant defence. In: Sulfur metabolism in phototrophic organisms, pp. 201 - 222 (Eds. Hell, R.; Dahl, C.; Knaff, D.). Springer, Dortrecht [u.a.] (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“.