Strigolactones and (Apo)Carotenoid Metabolism

​The Bioactives Lab has a long-standing expertise in elucidating metabolic pathways in

plants and microorganisms. The group focuses on deciphering the metabolism of the

plant hormone strigolactone and on understanding the genesis of important regulatory

metabolites, such as zaxinone, from carotenoids and their conversion. The Bioactives

lab is addressing these questions at gene, metabolite and regulatory level. Our aim is to

understand these metabolic processes and to utilize identified genes and metabolites

for elucidating biological processes related to development, stress response and

rhizospheric interactions