Publications

Publications of the year 2026

2026

Dorin M, Boesel S, Zorn H (2026) Quantification of Lentinus squarrosulus in fermentation processes using qPCR . Eur Food Res Technol; accepted

Metz JK, Brescia FF, Kodura D, Biafora A, Fraatz MA, Zorn H (2026) Formation of the aroma compound ( Z )-3-hexenol by grass species . Phytochem Lett 74:104208

Albuquerque W, Ghezellou P, Sharweda M, Li B, Maheshwari G, Rühl M, Spengler B, Vilcinskas A, Zorn H, Gand M (2026) Exploring peptidases from the milkweed bug Spilostethus pandurus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) by proteomics, transcriptomics and gene expression analysis for the hydrolysis of food proteins . Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics 59:101855

Kanter J-P, Milke L, Harms C, Gross E-E, Schwarze E-C, Bartels J, Fraatz MA, Ley JP, Zorn H (2026) Biocatalytic production of odour-active fatty aldehydes via inherent rice seedling a -dioxygenase activity . J Biotechnol 415:107–113

Li T, Liu S, Jia Y, Li Z, Zorn H, Xin F (2026) Mycelial protein as a novel alternative protein: a comparative study on the nutritional, digestible and processing quality with soy and yeast proteins . Food Res Int 233:118978

Hrazdil V-L, Hallmann P, Dresler J, Fraatz MA, Zorn H (2026) Fermentation of brewer’s spent grains by Pleurotus ostreatus – process optimization by response surface methodology . Bioresour Bioprocess; 13:72

Nikitenkova V, Albuquerque W, Gand M, Janssen S, Li B, Zorn H, Zhuk T (2026) Diamondoid ketones as structural probes for active sites of fungal enzymes . Mol Catal 592:115741

Dorin M, Krüger B, Hrazdil V-L, Zorn H (2026) A rapid and semi-automated method for the quantitation of chitin in basidiomycota . Food Anal. Methods 19:88

Nikitenkova VV, Sydorenko AM, Zorn H, Zhuk T (2026) Biocatalytic synthesis of diamondoid diols by the brown-rot fungus Wolfiporia cocos . ChemBioChem; 27:e202500930; https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202500930

Publications of the year 2025

Juhrich LC, Lammersdorf I, Schmitt P, Tasto L, Speer F, Salzig D, Reineke K, Zorn H, Gand M (2025) Pleurotus djamor mycelium: sustainable production of a promising protein source from carrot side streams . J Agric Food Chem 73: 33156−33166

Bicas JL, Martins GA, Zorn H (2025) Surface fermentation without downstream processing as a strategy for the development of tempeh-like vegan patties . ACS Food Sci Technol 5:3254−3258

Calza L, Nikitenkova V, Albuquerque W, Zorn H, Zhuk T (2025) Selective oxidation of a,b-unsaturated alcohols with lyophilisates of Bjerkandera adusta . Chem Biodivers 0:e01127; https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202501127

Happel K, Müller L, Hartwig C, Zorn H (2025) Degradation of potato pulp glycoalkaloids by fermentation . Eur Food Res Technol; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-025-04796-w

Broel N, Daumüller F, Ali Arslan, Lemanschick J, Maibach K, Mewe C, Bunk B, Spröer C, Baschien C, Zorn H, Schlüter H, Rühl M, Janssen S, Gand M (2025) Unravelling the enzymatic wood decay repertoire of Cerrena zonata : A multi-omics approach . Microbiol Res 298:128214

Kanter J-P, Ahlhorn M, Zorn H, Li B, Gand M (2025) Tailoring the regioselectivity of Lentinula edodes O-methyltransferases for precise O-methylation of flavonoids . J Agric Food Chem; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5c02429

Calvo-Baltanás V, Vilcinskas A, Brück T, Kloas W, Wilke T, Rufino M, Henkel M, Zorn H, Monje O, Asseng S (2025) The future potential of controlled environment agriculture . PNAS Nexus 4:pgaf078; https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf078

Happel K, Zeller L, Hammer AK, Zorn H (2025) Umami enhancing properties of enzymatically hydrolyzed mycelium of Flammulina velutipes cultured on potato pulp . Food Sci Nutr 13:e70128; https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.70128

Juhrich LC, Grosse M, Mörlein J, Zorn H, Gand M (2025) Nutritional and sensory properties of meat analogues: a current overview and future considerations . J Agric Food Chem 73:2236–2248

Seidel L, Eudenbach C, Albuquerque W, Gand M, Zorn H, Lee KZ, Will F, Schweiggert R (2025) Investigations into protein reduction in grape must and wine: Screening the efficacy of 21 peptidases and the effects of thermal treatments, ultrasound, and reducing agent . Eur Food Res Technol; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-025-04751-9

Publications of the year 2024

Schäfer L, Herrero-Encinas J, Rühl M, Zorn H, Most E, Eder K, Ringseis R (2024) Effect of a biotechnologically produced Pleurotus sapidus mycelium on expression of genes involved in protein synthesis and degradation in breast muscle of broilers . Poultry Sci 103:104450
Bickel Haase T, Huseini Babat R, Zorn H, Gola S, Schweiggert-Weisz U (2024) Enzyme-assisted hydrolysis of Theobroma cacao L. pulp . J Agric Food Res; 18: 101466

Fingerhut MA, Lauber C, Broel N, Ghezellou P, Karrer D, Henrich L, Spengler B, Langfelder K, Stressler T, Zorn H, Gand M (2024) Heterologous expression and characterization of a GDS(L)-like hydrolase from Pleurotus sapidus , which is highly stable at alkaline conditions and contains an unusual SGNH motif in the active site . AMB Express 14:98; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-024-01752-x

Seidel L, Runkel K, Albuquerque W, Happel K, Ghezellou P, Spengler B, Zorn H, Gand M, Freund M, Will F, Schweiggert R (2024) Investigations into the ultrasound stabilization of musts and wines by aspergillopepsin under different enzymatic and thermal treatments . ACS Food Sci Technol; 4:2124-2133

Schäfer L, Grundmann SM, Rühl M, Zorn H, Seel W, Simon M-C, Schuchardt S, Most E, Ringseis R, Eder K (2024) Effects of a biotechnologically produced Pleurotus sapidus -mycelium on gut microbiome, liver transcriptome and plasma metabolome of broilers . Poultry Sci; 103:103975; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.103975

Kanter J-P, Milke L, Metz JK, Biabani A, Schlüter H, Gand M, Ley JP, Zorn H (2024) Novel catechol O-methyltransferases from Lentinula edodes catalyse the generation of taste-active flavonoids . J Agric Food Chem; 72:11002–11012

Babkina V, Hajduk Y, Kurtash Y, Zorn H, Zhuk T (2024) Reduction of anthranilic acid to 2-aminobenzaldehyde by the white-rot fungus Bjerkandera adusta . J Biotechnol 387:44–48

Brescia FF, Passinger J, Wende RC, Schreiner PR, Zorn H, Fraatz MA (2024) Determining ultra-low organic molecular odor thresholds in air helps identify the most potent fungal aroma compound . J Agric Food Chem; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08438

Bickel Haase T, Klis V, Hammer AK, Pinto Lopez C, Verheyen C, Naumann-Gola S, Zorn H (2024) Fermentation of cocoa pod husks with Pleurotus salmoneo-stramineus for food applications . Food Sci Nutr https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3937

Brescia FF, Korf L, Essen L-O, Zorn H, Rühl M (2024) A novel O - and S -methyltransferase from Pleurotus sapidus is involved in flavor formation . J Agric Food Chem; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08849

Publications of the year 2023

Klüber P, Arous E, Jerschow J, Fraatz M, Bakonyi D, Rühl M, Zorn H (2023) Fatty acids derived from oviposition systems guide female black soldier flies ( Hermetia illucens ) towards egg deposition sites . Insect Sci 0:1–18; DOI 10.1111/1744-7917.13287

Dobrydnev AV, Tarasov A, Popova MV, Fritsch S, Hausmann H, Zorn H, Volovenko YM, Rauhut D, Jung R (2023) Simple and cost-effective synthesis of 5,7,8-deuterium-labelled 1,1,6-trimethyl-1,2- dihydronaphthalene (TDN-D3) . Tetrahedron Lett 128:154692

Babkina VV, Albuquerque A, Haiduk YM, Michalak W, Ghezellou P, Zorn H, Zhuk TS (2023) Fungal lyophilisates as reagents for organic synthesis: Preparative oxidations with the white-rot fungus Bjerkandera adusta . Mol Catal 549:113451

Bickel Haase T, Naumann-Gola S, Ortner E, Zorn H, Schweiggert-Weisz U (2023) Thermal stabilisation of cocoa fruit pulp — effects on sensory properties, colour and microbiological stability . Curr Res Food Sci 7:100549

Moreira R, de Melo RP, Martínez J, Marostica M, Pastore G, Zorn H, Bicas J (2023) Supercritical CO ₂ as a valuable tool for aroma technology . J Agric Food Chem; 71:9201–9212

Klis V, Pühn E, Jerschow JJ, Fraatz MA, Zorn H (2023) Fermentation of cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L.) pulp by Laetiporus persicinus yields a novel beverage with tropical aroma . Fermentation 9 : 533; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9060533

Kanter J-P, Honold P, Luh D, Heiles S, Spengler B, Fraatz M, Zorn H, Hammer A (2023) Biocatalytic production of odor-active fatty aldehydes from fungal lipids . J Agric Food Chem 71:8112–8120

Brescia FF, Koch M, Wende R, Schreiner P, Zorn H, Fraatz MA (2023) Structure elucidation of aroma-active bicyclic benzofuran derivatives formed by Cystostereum murrayi . J Agric Food Chem 71:7744–7751

Yalman S, Trapp T, Vetter C, Popa F, Fraatz M, Zorn H (2023) Formation of a meat-like flavor by submerged cultivated Laetiporus montanus . J Agric Food Chem 71:8083–8092

Albuquerque W, Ghezellou P, Seidel L, Burkert J, Will F, Schweiggert R, Spengler B, Zorn H, Gand M (2023) Mass spectrometry-based proteomic profiling of a Silvaner white wine . Molecules 13(4), 650; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13040650

Seidel L, Albuquerque W, Happel K, Ghezellou P, Gand M, Spengler B, Zorn H, Will F, Schweiggert R (2023) Composition, zeta potential and molar mass distribution of 20 must and wine colloids from five different cultivars obtained during four consecutive vintages . J Agric Food Chem; doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c09048

Albuquerque A, Ghezellou P, Lee K-Z, Schneider Q, Gross P, Kessel T, Omokungbe B, Spengler B, Vilcinskas A, Zorn H, Gand M (2023) Peptidomics as a tool to assess the cleavage of wine haze proteins by peptidases from Drosophila suzukii larvae . Biomolecules 13(3):451; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13030451

Sommer S, Hoffmann JL, Fraatz MA, Zorn H (2023) Upcycling of black currant pomace for the production of a fermented beverage . J Food Sci Technol; 60: 1313–1322

Klüber P, Arous E, Zorn H, Rühl M (2023) Protein- and carbohydrate-rich supplements in feeding adult black soldier flies ( Hermetia illucens ) affect life-history traits and egg productivity . Life 13(2):55; https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020355

Publications of the year 2022

Albuquerque W, Sturm P, Schneider Q, Ghezellou P, Seidel L, Bakonyi D, Will F, Spengler B, Zorn H, Gand M (2022) Recombinant thaumatin-like protein and chitinase from Vitis vinifera as models for wine haze formation . Molecules 27 (19):6409; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196409

Kanter J-P, Honold PK, Lüke D, Heiles S, Spengler B, Fraatz MA, Ley JP, Zorn H, Hammer AK (2022) An enzymatic tandem reaction to produce odor-active fatty aldehydes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol ; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-022-12134-3

Broel N, Sowa MA, Manhard J, Siegl A, Weichhard E, Zorn H, Li B, Gand M (2022) Altering the chain length specificity of a lipase from Pleurotus citrinopileatus for the application in cheese making . Foods 11, 2608; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11172608

Sommer S, Lang LM, Drummond L, Buchhaupt M, Fraatz MA, Zorn H (2022) Odor characteristics of novel non-canonical terpenes . Molecules 27:3827; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27123827

Birk F, Hausmann H, Fraatz MA, Kirste A, Aust NC, Pelzer R, Zorn H (2022) Generation of Flavor Active Compounds by Electrochemical Oxidation of ( R )-Limonene . J Agric Food Chem 70:7220–7229

Klüber P, Tegtmeier D, Hurka S, Pfeiffer J Vilcinskas A, Rühl M, Zorn H (2022) Diet fermentation leads to microbial adaptation in black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens ) larvae reared on palm oil side streams . Sustainability 14:5626; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095626

Omarini AB, Eloke JE, Fraatz MA, Mörlein D, Zorn H, Gand M (2022) Screening of fungi from the phylum Basidiomycota for degradation of boar taint aroma compounds . Eur Food Res Technol 248:2291–2301

Sowa MA, Kreuter N, Sella N, Albuquerque W, Manhard J, Siegl A, Ghezellou P, Li B, Spengler B, Weichhard E, Rühl M, Zorn H, Gand M (2022) Replacement of pregastric lipases in cheese production – Identification and heterologous expression of a lipase from Pleurotus citrinopileatus ; J Agric Food Chem 70: 2998-3008

Klüber P, Müller S, Schmidt J, Zorn H, Rühl M (2022) Isolation of bacterial and fungal microbiota associated with Hermetia illucens larvae grown on palm kernel meal reveals novel insights into entomopathogenicity . Microorganisms 10:319; doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10020319

Bürger F, Koch M, Fraatz MA, Omarini AB, Berger RG, Zorn H (2022) Production of an anise- and woodruff-like aroma by monokaryotic strains of Pleurotus sapidus grown on citrus side streams . Molecules 27:651; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27030651

Publications of the year 2021

Bickel Haase T, Schweiggert-Weisz U, Ortner E, Zorn H, Naumann S (2021) Aroma properties of cocoa fruit pulp from different origins . Molecules 26:7618; https://doi.org/10.3390/ molecules26247618

Zhuk T, Babkina V, Zorn H (2021) Aerobic CC bond cleavage catalysed by whole-cell cultures of the white-rot fungus Dichomitus albidofuscus ; ChemCatChem; doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202101408

Albuquerque W, Seidel L, Zorn H, Will F, Gand M (2021) Haze formation and the challenges for peptidases in wine protein fining . J Agric Food Chem 69:14402–14414

Sommer S, Fraatz MA, Büttner J, Salem AA, Rühl M, Zorn H (2021) Wild strawberry-like flavor produced by the fungus Wolfiporia cocos - identification of character impact compounds by aroma dilution analysis after dynamic headspace extraction . J Agric Food Chem. 69:14222–14230

Birk F, Brescia FF, Fraatz MA, Pelzer R, Zorn H (2021) Aroma active alkylated pyrazines are produced by Basfia succiniciproducens as by-products of succinic acid production . Flavour Fragrance J 36:605-612

Albuquerque W, Ghezellou P, Li B, Spengler B, Will F, Zorn H, Gand M (2021) I dentification of intact peptides by top-down peptidomics reveals cleavage spots in thermolabile wine proteins . Food Chem 363:130437

Marschall MJM, Ringseis R, Gessner DK, Grundmann S, Most E, Maheshwari G, Zorn H, Eder K (2021) Effect of ecdysterone on the hepatic transcriptome and lipid metabolism in lean and obese Zucker rats . Int J Mol Sci; 22:5241; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22105241

Brescia FF, Pitelas W, Yalman S, Popa F, Hausmann HG, Wende RC, Fraatz MA, Zorn H (2021) Formation of diastereomeric dihydromenthofurolactones by Cystostereum murrayi and aroma dilution analysis (ADA) based on dynamic headspace extraction . J Agric Food Chem 69:5997–6004

Maheshwari G, Wen G, Gessner DK, Ringseis R, Lochnit G, Eder K, Zorn H, Timm T (2021) Tandem mass tag-based proteomics for studying the effects of a biotechnologically produced oyster mushroom against hepatic steatosis in obese Zucker rats . J Proteomics 242:104255; doi:10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104255

Krahe N-K, Berger RG, Witt M, Zorn H, Omarini AB, Ersoy F (2021) Monokaryotic Pleurotus sapidus strains with intraspecific variability of an alkene cleaving DyP-type peroxidase activity as a result of gene mutation and differential gene expression ; Int J Mol Sci 22:1363; doi: 10.3390/ijms22031363

Zhuk TS, Skorobohatko OS, Albuquerque W, Zorn H (2021) Scopes and limitations of carbonyl biocatalytic reductions with white-rot fungi . Bioorg Chem 108:104651

Maheshwari G, Gessner DK, Neuhaus K, Most E, Zorn H, Eder K, Ringseis R (2021) Influence of a biotechnologically produced oyster mushroom ( Pleurotus sajor-caju ) on the gut microbiota and microbial metabolites in obese Zucker rats . J Agric Food Chem 69:1524–1535

Hammer AK, Emrich NO, Ott J, Birk F, Fraatz MA, Ley JP, Geissler T, Bornscheuer UT, Zorn H (2021) Biotechnological production and sensory evaluation of ω 1-unsaturated aldehydes . J Agric Food Chem 69:3

Publications of the year 2020

Maheshwari G, Gessner DK, Meyer S, Ahlborn J, Wen G, Ringseis R, Zorn H, Eder K (2020) Characterization of the nutritional composition of a biotechnologically produced oyster mushroom and its physiological effects in obese Zucker rats . Mol Nutr Food Res 64:2000591 IBT

Courth K, Binsch M, Ali W, Ingenbosch K, Zorn H, Hoffmann-Jacobsen K, Gutmann J, Opwis K (2021) Textile-grafted peroxidase for application in whey bleaching ; J Dairy Sci 104; https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17110

Klüber P, Bakonyi D, Zorn H, Rühl M (2020) Does light color temperature influence aspects of oviposition by the Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae ) ? J Econ Entomol; doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa182 IBT

Maheshwari G, Ringseis R, Wen G, Gessner DK, Rost J, Fraatz MA, Zorn H, Eder K (2020) Branched-chain fatty acids as mediators of the activation of hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor a by a fungal lipid extract. Biomolecules 10:1259; doi:10.3390/biom10091259 IBT

Schroll M, Keppler F, Greule M, Eckart C, Zorn H, Lenhart K (2020) T he stable carbon isotope signature of methane produced by saprotrophic fungi ; Biogeosciences 17:3891–3901

Meyer S, Gessner GK, Maheshwari G, Röhrig J, Friedhoff T, Most E, Zorn H, Ringseis R, Eder K (2020) Insect meal from Tenebrio molitor L. affects the gut microbiota of growing pigs . Animals 10:1151; doi:10.3390/ani10071151 IBT

Fan R, Burghardt JP, Prell F, Zorn H, Czermak P (2020) Production and purification of fructo-oligosaccharide using an enzyme membrane bioreactor and subsequent fermentation with probiotic Bacillus coagulans . Sep Purif Technol doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117291 IBT

Meyer S, Schaefer L, Roehrig J, Maheshwari G, Most E, Zorn H, Ringseis R, Eder K, Gessner DK (2020) Supplementation of sulfur-containing amino acids or essential amino acids does not reverse the hepatic lipid-lowering effect of protein-rich insect meal in obese Zucker rats . Nutrients 12:987; doi:10.3390/nu12040987 IBT

Hammer AK, Albrecht F, Hahne F, Jordan P, Fraatz MA, Ley J, Geissler T, Schrader J, Zorn H, Buchhaupt M (2020) Biotechnological production of odor-active methyl-branched aldehydes by a novel α ‑dioxygenase from Crocosphaera subtropica . J Agric Food Chem 68:10432–10440 A+

Meyer S, Gessner DK, Braune MS, Friedhoff T, Most E, Liebisch G, Zorn H, Eder K, Ringseis R (2020) Comprehensive evaluation of the metabolic effects of insect meal from Tenebrio molitor L. in growing pigs by transcriptomics, metabolomics and lipidomics . J Anim Sci Biotechno 11:20 IBT

Publications of the year 2019

Gessner DK, Schwarz A, Meyer S, Wen G, Most E, Zorn H, Ringseis R, Eder K (2019) Insect meal as alternative protein source exerts pronounced lipid-lowering effects in hyperlipidemic obese Zucker rats . J. Nutr. 149:566–577; doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxy256

Sabbatini A, Jurnatan Y, Fraatz MA, Govori S, Haziri A, Millaku F, Zorn H, Zhang Y (2019) Aroma characterization of a wild plant ( Sanguisorba albanica ) from Kosovo using multiple headspace solid phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry . Food Res Int 120:514-522

Meyer S, Gessner DK, Wen G, Most E, Liebisch G, Zorn H, Ringseis R, Eder K (2019) The antisteatotic and hypolipidemic effect of insect meal in obese Zucker rats is accompanied by profound changes in hepatic phospholipid and 1-carbon metabolism . Mol Nutr Food Res 63:1801305 (1-14)

Trapp T, Kirchner T, Birk F, Fraatz MA, Zorn H (2019) Biosynthesis of stereoisomers of dill ether and wine lactone by Pleurotus sapidus . J Agric Food Chem 67:13400-13411

Rigling M, Fraatz MA, Trögel S, Sun J, Zorn H, Zhang Y (2019) Aroma investigation of Chios mastic gum ( Pistacia lentiscus var . Chia ) using headspace gas chromatography combined with olfactory detection and chiral analysis . J Agric Food Chem 67:13420-13429

Birk F, Fraatz MA, Esch P, Heiles S, Pelzer R, Zorn H (2019) Industrial riboflavin fermentation broths represent a diverse source of natural saturated and unsaturated lactones . J Agric Food Chem 67:13460-13469

Brandt M, Scheidweiler M, Rauhut D, Patz C-D, Zorn H, Stoll M, Will F (2019) Heat berry: The influence of abiotic factors on phenols in berry skin and maturity parameters of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Riesling . OENO One 288:287-302

Rusch M, Spielmeyer A, Zorn H, Hamscher G (2019) Degradation and transformation of fluoroquinolones by microorganisms with special emphasis on ciprofloxacin . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 103:6933-6948

Ahlborn J, Stephan A, Meckel T, Maheshwari G, Rühl M, Zorn H (2019) Upcycling of food industry side streams by basidiomycetes for production of a vegan protein source . Int J Recycl Org Waste Agricult 8:447–455

Publications of the year 2018

Fraatz MA, Goldmann M, Geissler T, Gross E, Backes M, Hilmer J-M, Ley J, Rost J, Francke A, Zorn H (2018) Biotechnological production of methyl-branched aldehydes . J Agric Food Chem 66:2387-2392

Trapp T, Zajul M, Ahlborn J, Stephan A, Zorn H, Fraatz MA (2018) Submerged cultivation of Pleurotus sapidus with molasses: aroma dilution analyses by means of solid phase microextraction and stir bar sorptive extraction . J Agric Food Chem 66:2393-2402

Trapp T, Jäger D, Fraatz MA, Zorn H (2018) Development and validation of a novel method for aroma dilution analysis by means of stir bar sorptive extraction . Eur Food Res Technol 244:949-957

Stephan A, Ahlborn J, Zajul M, Zorn H (2018) Edible mushroom mycelia of Pleurotus sapidus as novel protein sources in a vegan boiled sausage analog system: Functionality and sensory tests in comparison to commercial proteins and meat sausages . Eur Food Res Technol 244:913-924

Rühl V, Lotz-Winter H, Neuss A, Piepenbring M, Zorn H, Rühl M (2018) Comprehensive analysis of the volatilome of Scytinostroma portentosum . Mycol Progr; DOI 10.1007/s11557-017-1367-0

Avram A, Sengupta A, Pfromm PH, Zorn H, Lorenz P, Schwarz T, Nguyen KQ, Czermak P (2018) Novel DyP from the basidiomycete Pleurotus sapidus : substrate screening and kinetics . Biocatalysis 4:1-13

Zhang Y, Fraatz MA, Birk F, Rigling M, Hammer A, Zorn H (2018) Enantiomeric ratios of 2-methylbutanoic acid and its methyl ester: elucidation of novel biogenetic pathways towards ( R )-methyl 2-methylbutanoate in a beverage fermented with shiitake . Food Chem 266:475-482

Morales EM, Zajul M, Goldman M; Zorn H; de Franceschi de Angelis D (2018) Effects of solid-state fermentation and the potential use of cassava by-products as fermented food . Waste Biomass Valori; DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-018-0479-3

Rusch M, Spielmeyer A, Zorn H, Hamscher G (2018) Biotransformation of ciprofloxacin by Xylaria longipes : structure elucidation and residual antibacterial activity of metabolites . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 102:8573-8584

publications of the year 2017

Zorn H, Li QX (2017) Trends in Food Enzymology . J Agric Food Chem 65:4-5

Rusch M, Spielmeyer A, Meißner J, Kietzmann M, Zorn H, Hamscher G (2017) Efficient reduction of antibacterial activity and cytotoxicity of fluoroquinolones by fungal-mediated N-Oxidation ; J Agric Food Chem 65:3118−3126

Özdemir S, Heerd D, Weidner T, Quitmann H, Zhang Y, Fraatz MA, Zorn H, Czermak P (2017) Process parameters affecting the synthesis of natural flavours by shiitake ( Lentinula edodes) during the production of a non-alcoholic beverage . Beverages 3, 20; doi:10.3390/beverages3020020

Stahl T, Falk S, Rohrbeck A, Georgii S, Herzog C, Wiegand A, Hotz S, Zorn H, Brunn H (2017) Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food – a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: Exposure to aluminum, release of aluminum, Tolerable Weekly Intake (TWI), toxicological effects of aluminum . Environ Sci Eur 29:19; DOI 10.1186/s12302-017-0116-y

Falk S, Stahl T, Rohrbeck A, Georgii S, Herzog C, Wiegand A, Hotz S, Zorn H, Brunn H (2017) Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food – a health risk for consumers? Part II of III: Migration of aluminum from drinking bottles and moka pots made of aluminum to beverages . Environ Sci Eur 29:18; DOI 10.1186/s12302-017-0118-9

Falk S, Brunn H, Rohrbeck A, Georgii S, Herzog C, Wiegand A, Hotz S, Zorn H, Stahl T (2017) Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food – a health risk for consumers? Part III of III: Migration of aluminum to food from camping dishes and utensils made of aluminum . Environ Sci Eur 29:17; DOI 10.1186/s12302-017-0117-x

Martinez-Gutierrez F, Ratering S, Juarez-Flores B, Godinez-Hernandez C, Geissler-Plaum R, Prell F, Zorn H, Czermak P, Schnell S (2017) Potential use of Agave salmiana as a prebiotic that stimulates the growth of probiotic bacteria . LWT Food Sci Technol 84:151-159

Lauber C, Schwarz T, Nguyen QK, Lorenz P, Lochnit G, Zorn H (2017) Identification, heterologous expression and characterization of a dye decolorizing peroxidase of Pleurotus sapidus . AMB Express 7(1):1-15

Publications of the years 2015 - 2016

Imami A, Herold N, Spielmeyer A, Hausmann H, Dötzer R, Behnken HN, Leonhardt S, Weil A, Schoof S, Zorn H (2016) Biotransformation of Dimethenamid-P by the basidiomycete Irpex consors . Chemosphere 165:59-66

Zhang Y, Hartung NM, Fraatz MA, Zorn H (2015) Quantification of key odor-active compounds of a novel nonalcoholic beverage produced by fermentation of wort by shiitake ( Lentinula edodes ) and aroma genesis studies . Food Res Int 70:23-30

Kleofas V, Popa F, Fraatz MA, Rühl M, Kost G, Zorn H (2015) Aroma profile of the anise-like odour mushroom Cortinarius odorifer . Flavour Fragrance J 30:381-386

Weidmann V, Kliewer S, Sick M, Bycinskij S, Kleczka M, Rehbein J, Griesbeck AG, Zorn H, Maison W (2015) Studies towards the synthetic applicability of biocatalytic allylic oxidations with the lyophilisate of Pleurotus sapidus . J Mol Catal B Enzym 121:15-21

Mika N, Zorn H, Rühl M (2015) Prolyl specific peptidases for applications in food biotechnology . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 99:7837-7846

Zhang Y, Fraatz MA, Müller J, Schmitz H-J, Schrenk D, Zorn H (2015) Aroma analysis and safety assessment of a beverage fermented by Trametes versicolor . J Agric Food Chem 63:6915-6921

Rusch M, Kauschat A, Spielmeyer A, Römpp A, Hausmann H, Zorn H, Hamscher G (2015) Biotransformation of the antibiotic danofloxacin by Xylaria longipes leads to an efficient reduction of its antibacterial activity . J Agric Food Chem 63:6897-6904

Imami A, Riemer S, Schulze M, Amelung F, Gorshkov V, Rühl M, Ammenn J, Zorn H (2015) Depolymerization of lignosulfonates by submerged cultures of the basidiomycete Irpex consors and molecular characterization of a putative versatile peroxidase . Enzyme Microb Technol 81:8-15

Zhuk TS, Goldmann M, Hofmann J, Pohl JCS, Zorn H (2015) Preparative aerobic oxidations with basidiomycetous enzymes: CH-functionalization of adamantane . J Mol Catal B Enzym 122:87–92

Kleofas V, Popa F, Niedenthal E, Rühl M, Kost G, Zorn H (2015) Analysis of the volatilome of Calocybe gambosa . Mycol Prog 14:93 DOI 10.1007/s11557-015-1117-0

Shen T, Morlock G, Zorn H (2015) Production of cyathane type secondary metabolites by submerged cultured Hericium erinaceus and evaluation of their antibacterial activity by direct bioautography . BMC Fungal Biol Biotechnol 2:8; DOI 10.1186/s40694-015-0018-y

Mika N, Gorshkov V, Spengler B, Zorn H, Rühl Martin (2015) Characterization of novel insect associated peptidases for hydrolysis of food proteins . Eur Food Res Technol 240:431-439

Publications of the years 2013 - 2014

Schüttmann I, Bouws H, Szweda RT, Suckow M, Czermak P, Zorn H (2014) Induction, characterization, and heterologous expression of a carotenoid degrading versatile peroxidase from Pleurotus sapidus . J Mol Catal B: Enzym 103:79-84

Bhandari DR, Shen T, Römpp A, Zorn H, Spengler B (2014) Analysis of cyathane type diterpenoids from Cyathus striatus and Hericium erinaceus by high resolution MS Imaging . Anal Bioanal Chem 406:695-704

Fraatz MA, Naeve S, Hausherr V, Zorn H, Blank LM (2014) A minimal growth medium for the basidiomycete Pleurotus sapidus for metabolic flux analysis . Fungal Biol Biotechnol 1:9

Shen T, Hof LM, Hausmann H, Stadler M, Zorn H (2014) Development of an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for detection of cyathane diterpenoids . BMC Biotechnology 14:98

Cierpka K, Mika N, Lange MC, Zorn H, Czermak P, Salzig D (2014) Cell detachment by prolyl-specific endopeptidase from Wolfiporia cocos . American J Biochem Biotechnol 10:14-21

Kleofas V, Sommer L, Fraatz MA, Zorn H, Rühl M (2014) Fruiting body production and aroma profile analysis of Agrocybe aegerita cultivated on different substrates . Natural Resources 5:233-240

Zhang Y, Fraatz MA, Horlamus F, Quitman H, Zorn H (2014) Identification of potent odorants in a novel non-alcoholic beverage produced by fermentation of wort with Shiitake ( Lentinula edodes ) . J Agric Food Chem 62:4195-4203

Liers C, Aranda E, Strittmatter E, Piontek K, Plattner DA, Zorn H, Ullrich R, Hofrichter M (2014) Phenol oxidation by DyP-type peroxidases in comparison to fungal and plant peroxidases . J Mol Catal B: Enzym 103:41-46

Liers C, Pecyna MJ, Kellner H, Worrich A, Zorn H, Steffen K, Hofrichter M, Ullrich R (2013) Substrate oxidation by dye-decolorizing peroxidases (DyPs) from wood- and litter-degrading agaricomycetes compared to other fungal and plant heme-peroxidases . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 97:5839-5849

Linke D, Matthes R, Nimtz M, Zorn H, Bunzel M , Berger RG (2013) An esterase from the basidiomycete Pleurotus sapidus hydrolyzes feruloylated saccharides . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 97:7241-7251

Szweda RT, Schmidt K, Zorn H (2013) Bleaching of colored whey and milk by a multiple enzyme system . Eur Food Res Technol 237:377–384

Bosse AK, Fraatz MA, Zorn H (2013) Formation of complex natural flavors by biotransformation of apple pomace with basidiomycetes . Food Chem 141:2952–2959

Weidmann V, Schaffrath M, Zorn H, Rehbein J, Maison W (2013) Elucidation of the regio- and chemoselectivity of enzymatic allylic oxidations with Pleurotus sapidus – conversion of selected spirocyclic terpenoids and computational analysis . Beilstein J Org Chem 9:2233–2241

Prinz A, Hönig J, Schüttmann I, Zorn H, Zeiner T (2013) Purification and separation of laccases using aqueous two-phase extraction . Process Biochem 49: 335-346

Publications of the years 2011 - 2021

Basiewicz M, Weiß M, Kogel K-H, Langen G, Zorn H, Zuccaro A (2012) Molecular and phenotypic characterization of Sebacina vermifera strains associated with orchids, and the description of Piriformospora williamsii sp. nov . Fungal Biol 116:204-213

Rickert A, Krombach V, Hamers O, Zorn H, Maison W (2012) Enzymatic allylic oxidations with a lyophilisate of the edible fungus Pleurotus sapidus . Green Chem 14:639-644

Lenhart K, Bunge M, Ratering S, Neu TR, Schüttmann I, Greule M, Kammann C, Schnell S, Müller C, Zorn H, Keppler F (2012) Evidence for methane production by saprotrophic fungi . Nat Commun 3:2049/1-2049/8

Prinz A, Zeiner T, Vössing T, Schüttmann I, Zorn H, Górak A (2012) Experimental investigation of laccase purification using aqueous two-phase extraction . CET 27:349 – 354

Merz J, Burghoff B, Zorn H, Schembecker G (2011) Continuous foam fractionation: Performance as a function of operating variables . Sep Purif Technol 82:10-18

Publications of the years 2009 - 2010

Krügener S, Krings U, Zorn H, Berger RG (2010) A dioxygenase of Pleurotus sapidus transforms (+)-valencene regio-specifically to (+)-nootkatone via a stereo-specific allylic hydroperoxidation . Bioresour Technol 101:457-462

Verheyden K, Noppe H, Zorn H, Van Immerseel F, Vanden Bussche J, Wille K, Bekaert K, Janssen CR, De Brabander HF, Vanhaecke L (2010) Endogenous boldenone-formation in cattle: Alternative invertebrate organisms to elucidate the enzymatic pathway and the potential role of edible fungi on cattle's feed . J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 119:161–170

Merz J, Zorn H, Burghoff B, Schembecker G (2010) Purification of a fungal cutinase by adsorptive bubble separation: A statistical approach . Colloid Surface A 382:81-87

Krügener S, Zelena K, Zorn H, Nimtz M, Berger RG (2009) Heterologous expression of an extracellular carboxylesterase from the basidiomycete Pleurotus sapidus . J Mol Catal B Enzym 57:16-21

Zelena K, Krügener S, Lunkenbein S, Zorn H, Berger RG (2009) Functional expression of the lipase gene Lip2 of Pleurotus sapidus in Escherichia coli . Biotechnol Lett 31:395–401

Zelena K, Zorn H, Nimtz M, Berger RG (2009) Heterologous expression of the MsP2 gene from Marasmius scorodonius . Arch Microbiol 191:397-402

Pühse M, Szweda RT, Ma Y, Jeworrek C, Winter R, Zorn H (2009) Marasmius scorodonius extracellular dimeric peroxidase – exploring its temperature and pressure stability . BBA-Proteins Proteom 1794:1091-1098

Fraatz MA, Berger RG, Zorn H (2009) Nootkatone – a biotechnological challenge . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 83:35-41

Linke D, Nimtz M, Berger RG, Zorn H (2009) Separation of extracellular lipases from pellet cultures of the basidiomycete Pleurotus sapidus by foam fractionation . J Am Oil Chem Soc 86:437-444

Fraatz MA, Riemer SJL, Stöber R, Kaspera R, Nimtz M, Berger RG, Zorn H (2009) A novel oxygenase from Pleurotus sapidus transforms valencene to nootkatone . J Mol Catal B Enzym 61:202-207

Merz J, Schembecker G, Riemer S, Nimtz M, Zorn H (2009) Purification and identification of a novel cutinase from Coprinopsis cinerea by adsorptive bubble separation . Sep Purif Technol 69:57-62

Krings U, Lehnert N, Fraatz MA, Hardebusch B, Zorn H, Berger RG (2009) Autoxidation vs biotransformation of a -pinene to flavors with P. sapidus - Regio-selective hydroperoxidation of a -pinene and stereo-selective dehydrogenation of verbenol . J Agric Food Chem 57:9944-9950

Zelena K, Hardebusch B, Hülsdau B, Berger RG, Zorn H (2009) Generation of norisoprenoid flavors from carotenoids by fungal peroxidases . J Agric Food Chem 57:9951–9955

Publications of the years 2005 - 2008

Scheibner M, Hülsdau B, Zelena K, Nimtz M, de Boer L, Berger RG, Zorn H (2008) Novel peroxidases of Marasmius scorodonius degrade b -carotene . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 77:1241-1250

Taupp D, Nimtz M, Berger RG, Zorn H (2008) Stress response of Nidula niveo-tomentosa to UV-A light . Mycologia 100:529-538

Bouws H, Wattenberg A, Zorn H (2008) Fungal Secretomes – Nature’s toolbox for white biotechnology . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 80:381-388

Linke D, Zorn H, Gerken B, Parlar H, Berger RG (2007) Laccase isolation by foam fractionation – new prospects of an old process . Enzyme Microb Technol 40:273-277

Wu S, Zorn H, Krings U, Berger RG (2007) Volatiles from submerged and surface cultured beefsteak fungus Fistulina hepatica . Flavour Fragrance J 22:53-60

Ruiz-Dueñas FJ, Aguilar A, Martinez MJ, Zorn H, Martinez AT (2007) Gene cloning, heterologous expression, in vitro activation and catalytic properties of a versatile peroxidase . Biocatal Biotrans 25:276-285

dos Prazeres JN, Simiquelli AP, Pastore GM, Linke D, Zorn H, Nimtz M, Berger RG (2007) Recovery of extracellular alkaline lipases of Fusarium spec. by foam fractionation . Fresenius Environ Bull 16:1503-1508

Krings U, Johansson L, Zorn H, Berger RG (2006) In vitro DNA protective activity of roasted wheat germ and fractions thereof . Food Chem 97:712–718

Gerken BM, Nicolai A, Linke D, Zorn H, Berger RG, Parlar H (2006) Efficient enrichment of laccase C using continuous foam fractionation . Sep Purif Technol 49:291-294

Taskova RM, Zorn H, Krings U, Bouws H, Berger RG (2006) A comparison of cell wall disruption techniques for the isolation of intracellular metabolites from Pleurotus and Lepista sp . Z Naturforsch 61 c:347-350

Wu S, Krings U, Zorn H, Berger RG (2005) Volatile compounds from the fruiting bodies of beefsteak fungus Fistulina hepatica (Schaeffer: Fr.) Fr. Food Chem 92:221-226

Linke D, Zorn H, Gerken B, Parlar H, Berger RG (2005) Foam fractionation of exo-lipases from growing Pleurotus sapidus . Lipids 40:323-327

Wu S, Zorn H, Krings U, Berger RG (2005) Characteristic odorants from young and aged fruiting bodies of wild Polyporus sulphureus (Bull.:Fr.) Fr. J Agric Food Chem 53:4524-4528

Zorn H, Bouws H, Takenberg M, Nimtz M, Getzlaff R, Breithaupt D, Berger RG (2005) An extra-cellular carboxylesterase from the basidiomycete Pleurotus sapidus hydrolyses xanthophyll esters . Biol Chem 386:435-440

Zorn H, Peters T, Nimtz M, Berger RG (2005) The secretome of Pleurotus sapidus . Proteomics 5:4832-4838

Gerken BM, Wattenbach C, Linke D, Zorn H, Berger RG, Parlar H (2005) Tweezing-adsorptive bubble separation - a novel analytical method for the selective and high enrichment of metalloenzymes . Anal Chem 77:6113-6117

Linke D, Bouws H, Peters T, Nimtz M, Berger RG, Zorn H (2005) Laccases of Pleurotus sapidus : Characterisation and cloning . J Agric Food Chem 53:9498-9505

Publications of the years 1999 - 2004

Schüler M, Zorn H, Slawin AMZ, Berger RG (2004) Synthesis of a -hydroxy ketones from terpene aldehydes . Synth commun 34:1-10

Balasubramanian R, Zorn H, Papenbrock J (2004) Quantification and fatty acid profiles of sulfolipids in two halophytes and a glycophyte grown under different salt concentrations . Z Naturforsch 59c:835-842

Zorn H, Neuser F, Berger RG (2004) Degradation of a -pinene oxide and [2H7]-2,5,6-trimethyl-hept-(2E)-enoic acid by Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIMB 11761 . J Biotechnol 107:255-263

Zorn H, Langhoff S, Scheibner M, Berger RG (2003) Cleavage of b,b -carotene to flavor compounds by fungi . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 62:331-336

Zorn H, Fischer-Zorn M, Berger RG (2003) A labeling study to elucidate the biosynthesis of 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-butan-2-one (raspberry ketone) by Nidula niveo-tomentosa . Appl Environ Microbiol 69:367-372

Zorn H, Breithaupt DE, Takenberg M, Schwack W, Berger RG (2003) E nzymatic hydrolysis of carotenoid esters of marigold flowers ( Tagetes erecta L.) and red paprika ( Capsicum annuum L.) by commercial lipases and Pleurotus sapidus extracellular lipase . Enzyme Microb Technol 32:623-628

Zorn H, Langhoff S, Scheibner M, Nimtz M, Berger RG (2003) A peroxidase of L. irina cleaves b,b -carotene to flavour compounds . Biol Chem 384:1049-1056

Zorn H, Schüler M, Berger RG (2003) Pyruvate decarboxylase catalyzed formation of terpenoid a -hydroxy ketones . Biocatal Biotrans 21:341-347

Rabe S, Krings U, Zorn H, Berger RG (2003) Lipid molarity affects liquid/liquid aroma partitioning and its dynamic release from oil/water emulsions . Lipids 38:1075-1084

Neuser F, Zorn H, Richter U, Berger RG (2000) Purification, characterisation and cDNA sequencing of pyruvate decarboxylase from Zygosaccharomyces bisporus . Biol Chem 381:349-353

Neuser F, Zorn H, Berger RG (2000) F ormation of aliphatic and aromatic a -hydroxy ketones by Zygosaccharomyces bisporus . Z Naturforsch 55 c:560-568

Neuser F, Zorn H, Berger RG (2000) Generation of odorous acyloins by yeast pyruvate decarboxylases and their occurence in sherry and soy sauce . J Agric Food Chem 48:6191-6195

Jahn C, Zorn H, Petersen A, Schwack W (1999) Structure-specific detection of plant cuticle bound residues of chlorothalonil by ELISA . Pestic Sci 55:1167-1176

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