Fields of activity:

Biological, microbiological, chemical and molecular biological works, in particular:

Extraction of natural compounds

Screening of extracts and  sustances for antibacterial, antifungal, antitumoral and enzymatic activity (see full test-panel)

Management of cell culture lab

Maintenance of lab equipment

Support of a substance library, chemicals register and a culture collection of microorganisms

Guidance of students and guest scientists

Publications: 

Abdalla, M.A.; Li, F.; Wenzel-Storjohann, A.; Sulieman, S.; Tasdemir, D.; Mühling, K.H. Comparative Metabolite Profile, Biological Activity and Overall Quality of Three Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L., Asteraceae) Cultivars in Response to Sulfur Nutrition. Pharmaceutics 2021, 13, 713.

Mark Tristan Quimque, Kin Israel Notarte, Arianne Letada, Rey Arturo Fernandez, Delfin Yñigo Pilapil, Kirstin Rhys Pueblos, Jay Carl Agbay, Hans-Martin Dahse, Arlette Wenzel-Storjohann, Deniz Tasdemir, Abbas Khan, Dong-Qing Wei, and Allan Patrick Gose Macabeo Potential Cancer- and Alzheimer’s Disease-Targeting Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors from Uvaria alba: Insights from In Vitro and Consensus Virtual Screening. ACS Omega 2021 6 (12), 8403-8417

Çiçek, S.S., Wenzel-Storjohann, A., Girreser, U. et al. Biological Activities of Two Major Copaiba Diterpenoids and Their Semi-synthetic Derivatives. Rev. Bras. Farmacogn. 30, 18–27 (2020).

Pfeifer Barbosa AL, Wenzel-Storjohann A, Barbosa JD, Zidorn C, Peifer C, Tasdemir D, Çiçek SS. Antimicrobial and cytotoxic effects of the Copaifera reticulata oleoresin and its main diterpene acids. J Ethnopharmacol. 2019 Apr 6;233:94-100.

Heavisides, E.; Rouger, C.; Reichel, A.F.; Ulrich, C.; Wenzel-Storjohann, A.; Sebens, S.; Tasdemir, D. Seasonal Variations in the Metabolome and Bioactivity Profile of Fucus vesiculosus Extracted by an Optimised, Pressurised Liquid Extraction Protocol. Mar. Drugs 2018, 16, 503.

Li, Fengjie, Marner, Michael, Wenzel-Storjohann, Arlette, Silber, Johanna, Janussen, D. und Tasdemir, Deniz (2016) Chemical and biological screening of deep-water sponges from Antarctic regions Planta Medica, 81 (S 01). S1-S381.