"In the ToxPot project, I want to utilize the above-ground parts of the potato plant, that is, the leaves, flowers and berries. These have mostly ended up in the compost so far. However, they contain valuable substances: alkaloids, which make for interesting starting materials for bio-based plant protection products and the pharmaceutical industry. My colleagues and I are investigating how the cultivar, plant organs and developmental stage of the plants influence the content of known alkaloids. We also want to identify other industrially usable ingredients.”

Dr. Franziska Genzel

• Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG)
• Bioinformatics (IBG-4)

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