The research of the Institute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology spans a bridge between food chemical phenomena and industrial applications.
The focus of the scientific work lies on enzymes of basidiomycetes, the most developed fungi. Due to their special catalytic properties and the high process stability these enzymes are suitable for various applications in the food biotechnology as well as for the enzymatic digestion of renewable raw materials.
Another research focus are analytics and biotechnological extraction of natural aroma compounds.
Contact:
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Institute of Food Chemistry and Food BiotechnologyHeinrich-Buff-Ring 17
35392 Giessen
phone: +49 641 99-34902
marco.fraatz@lcb.chemie.uni-giessen.de
Links
http://www.uni-giessen.de/lcb
Wild Strawberry-like Flavor Produced by the Fungus Wolfiporia cocos ─ Identification of Character Impact Compounds by Aroma Dilution Analysis after Dynamic Headspace Extraction:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jafc.1c05770
Svenja Sommer
https://www.popsci.com/science/fungus-fermentation-waste-aroma/
https://www.kgnu.org/howonearth/11/23/2021
Podcast Episode (German Language)
https://zweiflaschentrinkenlimo.podigee.io/28-janine-hoffmann-beerenrestelimo
Janine Hoffmann
Duftender Advent - "Adventsgeruch" aus chemischer Sicht und deren Analytik mittels GC-O