Prof. Dr. Simon Hammann, Junior Professor of Food Safety and Quality, was awarded the Werner Baltes Prize 2023 at the 51st German Food Chemistry Days in Bonn. The Werner Baltes Prize is endowed with 2000 € and is awarded every year by the Lebensmittelchemische Gesellschaft (LChG), a division of the ...
In cooperation between groups from Food Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, FAU NeW members identified the alkaloids kukoamine A and kukoamine B as novel µ-opioid receptor agonists. They could show that both phytochemicals are present in solanacous food plants, predominantly in the peel of potatos.
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On Thursday, July 6, 2023 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) officially inaugurated the new research center "New Bioactive Compounds" (FAU NeW) with many esteemed guests from academia and science. The members of FAU New were particularly pleased with the lively interest of stude...
