Maximilian Frey
maximilianfrey.bsky.social
Maximilian Frey
@maximilianfrey.bsky.social
Lecturer Biochemistry Center Heidelberg University
The MassBank contributions of the mFam Consortium
A Global Push to Boost Coverage and Diversity of MassBank
chemrxiv.org/engage/api-g...
Happy to have contributed.
chemrxiv.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The book "Natural Product Isolation and Identification" is now online. Happy to contribute to a protocol: "Extraction of Essential Oils and Terpene Volatiles from Plants and Identification by GC-MS-Based Techniques" (Krause & Frey, 2025)

link.springer.com/protocol/10....
Extraction of Essential Oils and Terpene Volatiles from Plants and Identification by GC-MS-Based Techniques
The extraction of plant essential oils (EOs) and analysis by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) are standard methods when studying aromatic plants and the chemical composition of ...
link.springer.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Our review paper on sesquiterpene lactones was published one year ago in February 2024. Since then there have been some fascinating developments in the field:

Full article: Sesquiterpene Lactones – Insights into Biosynthesis, Regulation and Signalling Roles www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sesquiterpene Lactones – Insights into Biosynthesis, Regulation and Signalling Roles
Sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) are bitter tasting plant specialized metabolites derived from farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) that contain a characteristic lactone ring. STLs can be found in many plant ...
www.tandfonline.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30...

We just published the paper "Cytochrome P450-Induced Backbone Rearrangements in Terpene Biosynthesis of Plants" in Molecules. Thanks to everyone involved. :)
www.mdpi.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

We just published the paper Biosynthesis of biologically active terpenoids in the mint family (Lamiaceae) in Natural Products Reports.

Thanks to everyone involved! :)
Biosynthesis of biologically active terpenoids in the mint family (Lamiaceae)
Covering: 2000 to 2025The Lamiaceae family, the sixth largest among angiosperms, is renowned for its rich diversity of terpenoids, many of which exhibit remarkable bioactivities, including anti-inflam...
pubs.rsc.org
August 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30...

We just published the paper "Cytochrome P450-Induced Backbone Rearrangements in Terpene Biosynthesis of Plants" in Molecules. Thanks to everyone involved. :)
www.mdpi.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

We just published the paper Biosynthesis of biologically active terpenoids in the mint family (Lamiaceae) in Natural Products Reports.

Thanks to everyone involved! :)
Biosynthesis of biologically active terpenoids in the mint family (Lamiaceae)
Covering: 2000 to 2025The Lamiaceae family, the sixth largest among angiosperms, is renowned for its rich diversity of terpenoids, many of which exhibit remarkable bioactivities, including anti-inflam...
pubs.rsc.org
August 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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This AI model can predict where ancient Latin texts come from, estimate how old they are and restore missing parts

go.nature.com/4lLQwGr
Meet Aeneas: the AI that can fill in the gaps of damaged Latin texts
The best results come when a human and the model work together.
go.nature.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Und auch unsere Expertin Mariana Schuster @marischuster.bsky.social könnt ihr am 3.6. ausfragen, wie das Immunsystem bei Pflanzen funktioniert und warum das überhaupt wichtig ist. 🥬💚(Auf 🇩🇪 oder 🇬🇧)

👉Hier #BookAScientist buchen: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/ne...
#wisskomm #PlantSci #scicomm
May 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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🎉We are delighted to welcome Professor Neha Garg @ngarg10.bsky.social from @gtresearchnews.bsky.social to the @natprodreports.rsc.org Editorial Board! #chemsky #natprod

Learn more about Neha here🔽
blogs.rsc.org/np/2025/04/0...
April 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Lässt sich der Nährwert von Gerste steigern? Wie können Pflanzen mehr Zellulose bilden? Fragen wie diese stehen im Zentrum des neuen Forschungsverbunds „Value Plant“ der Uni Halle, der mit rund 7,1 Mio. Euro gefördert wird. Verbundsprecher ist Prof. Dr. Ingo Heilmann von der MLU. mlu.de/6evf0
April 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of my Python for Life Scientists course at Uni Bonn! 🎉
Proud to have shared coding skills with so many researchers over the years.
📂 Slides are available on GitHub: github.com/bpucker/PyBo
#Python #LifeScience #OpenScience #Teaching
@puckerlab.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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European Union takes giant leap forward toward embracing technologically-enhanced agriculture, advances de-regulation of gene edited crops geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/03/17/e...
European Union takes giant leap forward toward embracing technologically-enhanced agriculture, advances de-regulation of gene edited crops
On Friday 14 March 2025, Member States' representatives (Coreper) endorsed the Council's negotiating mandate on the regulation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques (NGTs) and their food and fe...
geneticliteracyproject.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Wrapping up our Applied Plant Transcriptomics course! From RNA-seq to de novo transcriptome assembly.
#Bioinformatics #PlantSciences
📑 Slides available here: github.com/bpucker/Appl...
March 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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🧪 In these days, we all need some positive news 😀: Check out our latest work that has tremendous impact on patients’ lives. That’s why we all need science!🧪 A big thank you to all coauthors! 👏👏
@unihalle.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social #Academicsky #MedSky #ADCY5
@standupforscience.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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What a title!
"This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates"
Biodiversity declines really concerning.
👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
March 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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#BlackHistoryMonth Plant Scientist Spotlight - Meet Sibongile Mafu!🌱

👉 See the full list of incredible plant scientists featured at buff.ly/41fCJQn

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February 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Let’s kick off this kick-off!
Today and tomorrow we are meeting at the @ipbhalle.bsky.social to officially start the #snp2prot journey as a team 💪
February 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Our review paper on sesquiterpene lactones was published one year ago in February 2024. Since then there have been some fascinating developments in the field:

Full article: Sesquiterpene Lactones – Insights into Biosynthesis, Regulation and Signalling Roles www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sesquiterpene Lactones – Insights into Biosynthesis, Regulation and Signalling Roles
Sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) are bitter tasting plant specialized metabolites derived from farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) that contain a characteristic lactone ring. STLs can be found in many plant ...
www.tandfonline.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Reposted by Maximilian Frey
Many thanks for visiting us and sharing your exciting stories
I had a very stimulating day at @tubraunschweig.bsky.social sharing with @puckerlab.bsky.social and colleagues. Many thanks indeed @bpucker.bsky.social for the invitation!
February 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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🧪If you join our lab you will be able to use our three timsTOF mass spectrometers….and we also got a new microwave oven for our lab kitchen today!😜
#ChemSky
#AcademicSky
February 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Job alert 🧪 ‼️ Hi #teammassspec: In our #RTG2467 @unihalle.bsky.social we have a job opening for a PhD student in my group! 🎉 If you want to do cool stuff in cross-linking mass spectrometry of the tumor suppressor p53, please take a look:
personal.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/jobs/wissmi/
Please RT!
Externe Stellenausschreibungen- Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter, Ärzte und Lehrkräfte für besondere Aufgaben
personal.verwaltung.uni-halle.de
February 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM