Axel Schwekendiek's profile
What I do
Affiliations
Current affiliations
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- Position
- Asst. Professor for Biology
- Company
- University of Northern Iowa
- Further information
Location
- City:
- None chosen
- Hub:
- None chosen
Interests
plant biotechnology, metabolic engineering, Humulus lupuls, prenylated flavonoid, phytoestrogen, betalain, pitaya, Hylocereus, in vitro culture, Agrobacterium transformation, transgenic plant, synthetic biology
Projects
1) Genetic transformation of hops (Humulus lupulus) for the production of phytopharmaceuticals
2) In vitro production of prenylated flavonoids from hop cell and tissue cultures
3) The molecular basis of flower and secretory gland development in hops (Humulus lupulus)
4) Assessing genetic diversity in pitaya (Hylocereus) using molecular markers
Publications
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Schwekendiek A, Spring O, Heyerick A, Pickel B, Pitsch N, Peschke F, de Keukeleire D, Weber G. Constitutive expression of a grapevine stilbene synthase gene in transgenic hop (Humulus lupulus L.) yields resveratrol and its derivatives in substantial quantities. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry (17) , 7002-9 (2007) (Epub 26 Jul 2007) PubMed ID:(17655245)
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Horlemann C, Schwekendiek A, Höhnle M, Weber G. Regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of hop (Humulus lupulus L.). Plant cell reports (3) , 210-7 (2003) (Epub 01 Aug 2003) PubMed ID:(12898178)
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Preisig-Müller R, Schwekendiek A, Brehm I, Reif H, Kindl H. Characterization of a pine multigene family containing elicitor-responsive stilbene synthase genes. Plant molecular biology (2) , 221-9 (1999) PubMed ID:(10080690)
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Schwekendiek A, Pfeffer G, Kindl H. Pine stilbene synthase cDNA, a tool for probing environmental stress. FEBS letters (1) , 41-4 (1992) PubMed ID:(1451785)
Contact
- email:
- axel.schwekendiek [ at ] uni.edu
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