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Forschungshighlights

A Quality-Conscious Protein

Hypothetical model of recognition of a mutant membrane protein by the signal peptidase complex. A disease-associated Cx32 mutant interacts in the model with the SPCS1 subunit of the signal peptidase complex.
© Manuel Hitzenberger; Figure was compiled using ChimeraX 1.4

Wissenschaftler entdecken neue Funktion eines altbekannten Enzyms

[01.12.2022] Researchers have identified a new function of a well-known enzyme: the signal peptidase complex is responsible for the quality control of membrane proteins. The discovery of this new function for a key enzyme in cell biology has been published in ‘Science’ and could lead to new therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s and other protein-misfolding diseases [more...]

Cell-free production of bacteriophages

Prof. Gil Westmeyer (l.) and his research team, in collaboration with Kilian Vogele (r.) and the start-up Invitris, have developed a new controlled production method to create bacteriophages for therapeutic use.
Image: A. Heddergott / TUM

Viruses help combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

[26.07.2022] More and more bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Bacteriophages are one alternative in the fight against bacteria: These viruses attack very particular bacteria in a highly specific way. Now a Munich research team has developed a new way to produce bacteriophages efficiently and without risk. [more...]

The Chemisty Department in the media

Starting from algae Dr. Mahmoud Masri, scientist at the Werner Siemens Chair for Synthetic Biotechnology at TUM, has developed a process yielding a yeast oil, which absolutely equals palm oil in terms of food technology, but has a significantly better ecological balance.
Image: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

Can algae save the world?

A TV documentary on ARTE shows what algae can do for us

[28.01.2022] Algae have created the basis for our life on earth. Given the current problems, could they help us again? In her documentation, editor Jenny von Sperber visits, among others, Prof. Brück at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He conducts research on algae at the Werner Siemens Chair in Synthetic Biotechnology. The documentary presents some of his ideas. [more...]