Wittko Francke

Male-specific volatiles released by the brazilian papaya weevil, pseudopiazurus obesus: partial identification and evidence of an aggregation pheromone (2007)

Zarbin,Paulo H. G., Moreira,Marcos A. B., Haftmann,Jenny, Francke,Wittko, Oliveira,Alfredo R. M.

The behavioral responses of adult male and female Pseudopiazurus obesus (Boheman, 1838) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to several odour sources were evaluated in a Y-tube olfactometer. Males and females...

Specialized olfactory receptor neurons mediating intra- and interspecific chemical communication in leafminer moths Eriocrania spp. (Lepidoptera: Eriocraniidae). (2002)

Larsson, Mattias C, Hallberg, Eric, Kozlov, Mikhail V, Francke, Wittko, Hansson, Bill S, Löfstedt, Christer

We performed a physiological and morphological characterization of sensilla auricillica in male Eriocrania semipurpurella moths. Each auricillic sensillum contained three olfactory receptor neurons....

Identification of oxygen containing volatiles in cephalic secretions of workers of Brazilian stingless bees (2000)

Francke,Wittko, Lübke,Gunther, Schröder,Wolfgang, Reckziegel,Aurélia, Imperatriz-Fonseca,Vera, Kleinert,Astrid, ...

The volatile constituents of cephalic secrections of 11 Brazilian social stingless bee species of the Tetragonisca - Tetragona line have been analysed. By gas chromatography/mass spectrometry 145...

EVOLUTION OF REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN THE SEXUALLY DECEPTIVE ORCHID OPHRYS SPHEGODES: HOW DOES FLOWER-SPECIFIC VARIATION OF ODOR SIGNALS INFLUENCE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS? (2000)

Manfred Ayasse, Florian P. Schiestl, Hannes F. Paulus, Christer Löfstedt, Bill Hansson, Fernando Ibarra, ...

The orchid Ophrys sphegodes Miller is pollinated by sexually excited males of the solitary bee Andrena nigroaenea, which are lured to the flowers by visual cues and volatile semiochemicals. In O....

Synthesis and stereochemistry of insect derived spiroacetals with branched carbon skeletons (2000)

Tu, Yong Q., Hubener, Achim, Zhang, Hesheng, Moore, Christopher J., Fletcher, Mary T., Hayes, Patricia, ...

About thirty constitutionally different spiroacetals have been characterised from insects but only three have branched carbon skeletons. Two are based on the 1,7-dioxoaspiro[5.5]undecane system and...

Isolation, identification and determination of the absolute configuration of Fischerellin B. A new algicide from the freshwater cyanobacterium Fischerella muscicola (Thuret). (1997)

Papke,Ulrich, Gross,Elisabeth M., Francke,Wittko

A new 2-pyrrolidinone with a polyunsaturated side chain has been identified from the cyanobacterium Fischerella muscicola (Thuret). Its structure was elucidated by UV, NMR and mass spectroscopy....

Isolation, identification and determination of the absolute configuration of Fischerellin B. A new algicide from the freshwater cyanobacterium Fischerella muscicola (Thuret). (1997)

Papke, Ulrich, Gross, Elisabeth M., Francke, Wittko

A new 2-pyrrolidinone with a polyunsaturated side chain has been identified from the cyanobacterium Fischerella muscicola (Thuret). Its structure was elucidated by UV, NMR and mass spectroscopy....

Isolation, Identification and Determination of the Absolute Configuration of Fischerellin B : a New Algicide from the Freshwater Cyanobacterium Fischerella muscicola (Thuret) (1997)

Papke, Ulrich, Gross, Elisabeth, Francke, Wittko

A new 2-pyrrolidinone with a polyunsaturated side chain has been identified from the cyanobacterium Fischerella muscicola (Thuret). Its structure was elucidated by UV, NMR and mass spectroscopy....

Cometabolic Degradation of Dibenzofuran by Biphenyl-Cultivated Ralstonia sp. Strain SBUG 290†

Becher, Dörte, Specht, Michael, Hammer, Elke, Francke, Wittko, Schauer, Frieder

Cells of the gram-negative bacterium Ralstonia sp. strain SBUG 290 grown in the presence of biphenyl are able to cooxidize dibenzofuran which has been 1,2-hydroxylated. Meta cleavage of the...

Biotransformation of Biphenyl by Paecilomyces lilacinus and Characterization of Ring Cleavage Products

Gesell, Manuela, Hammer, Elke, Specht, Michael, Francke, Wittko, Schauer, Frieder

We examined the pathway by which the fungicide biphenyl is metabolized in the imperfect fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus. The initial oxidation yielded the three monohydroxylated biphenyls. Further...

Hydride-Meisenheimer Complex Formation and Protonation as Key Reactions of 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol Biodegradation by Rhodococcus erythropolis

Rieger, Paul-Gerhard, Sinnwell, Volker, Preuß, Andrea, Francke, Wittko, Knackmuss, Hans-Joachim

Biodegradation of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (picric acid) by Rhodococcus erythropolis HLPM-1 proceeds via initial hydrogenation of the aromatic ring system. Here we present evidence for the formation of a...

Isolation and Characterization of a Dibenzofuran-Degrading Yeast: Identification of Oxidation and Ring Cleavage Products

Hammer, Elke, Krowas, Dirk, Schäfer, Annett, Specht, Michael, Francke, Wittko, Schauer, Frieder

We characterized the ability of a yeast to cleave the aromatic structure of the dioxin-like compound dibenzofuran. The yeast strain was isolated from a dioxin-contaminated soil sample and identified...

Degradation of 1,2,4-Trichloro- and 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene by Pseudomonas Strains

Sander, Peter, Wittich, Rolf-Michael, Fortnagel, Peter, Wilkes, Heinz, Francke, Wittko

Two Pseudomonas sp. strains, capable of growth on chlorinated benzenes as the sole source of carbon and energy, were isolated by selective enrichment from soil samples of an industrial waste deposit....

Metabolism of Dibenzofuran by Pseudomonas sp. Strain HH69 and the Mixed Culture HH27

Fortnagel, Peter, Harms, Hauke, Wittich, Rolf-Michael, Krohn, Sabine, Meyer, Holger, Sinnwell, Volker, ...

A Pseudomonas sp. strain, HH69, and a mixed culture, designated HH27, were isolated by selective enrichment from soil samples. The pure strain and the mixed culture grew aerobically on dibenzofuran...

Transformation of Dibenzo-p-Dioxin by Pseudomonas sp. Strain HH69

Harms, Hauke, Wittich, Rolf-Michael, Sinnwell, Volker, Meyer, Holger, Fortnagel, Peter, Francke, Wittko

Dibenzo-p-dioxin was oxidatively cleaved by the dibenzofuran-degrading bacterium Pseudomonas sp. strain HH69 to produce minor amounts of 1-hydroxydibenzo-p-dioxin and catechol, while a 2-phenoxy...

Degradation of 2,3-Diethyl-5-Methylpyrazine by a Newly Discovered Bacterium, Mycobacterium sp. Strain DM-11†

Rappert, Sugima, Botsch, Kathrin Caroline, Nagorny, Stephanie, Francke, Wittko, Müller, Rudolf

A bacterium was isolated from the waste gas treatment plant at a fishmeal processing company on the basis of its capacity to use 2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine (DM) as a sole carbon and energy source....

Cometabolic Degradation of Dibenzofuran by Biphenyl-Cultivated Ralstonia sp. Strain SBUG 290†

Becher, Dörte, Specht, Michael, Hammer, Elke, Francke, Wittko, Schauer, Frieder

Cells of the gram-negative bacterium Ralstonia sp. strain SBUG 290 grown in the presence of biphenyl are able to cooxidize dibenzofuran which has been 1,2-hydroxylated. Meta cleavage of the...

Biotransformation of Biphenyl by Paecilomyces lilacinus and Characterization of Ring Cleavage Products

Gesell, Manuela, Hammer, Elke, Specht, Michael, Francke, Wittko, Schauer, Frieder

We examined the pathway by which the fungicide biphenyl is metabolized in the imperfect fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus. The initial oxidation yielded the three monohydroxylated biphenyls. Further...

Hydride-Meisenheimer Complex Formation and Protonation as Key Reactions of 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol Biodegradation by Rhodococcus erythropolis

Rieger, Paul-Gerhard, Sinnwell, Volker, Preuß, Andrea, Francke, Wittko, Knackmuss, Hans-Joachim

Biodegradation of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (picric acid) by Rhodococcus erythropolis HLPM-1 proceeds via initial hydrogenation of the aromatic ring system. Here we present evidence for the formation of a...

Isolation and Characterization of a Dibenzofuran-Degrading Yeast: Identification of Oxidation and Ring Cleavage Products

Hammer, Elke, Krowas, Dirk, Schäfer, Annett, Specht, Michael, Francke, Wittko, Schauer, Frieder

We characterized the ability of a yeast to cleave the aromatic structure of the dioxin-like compound dibenzofuran. The yeast strain was isolated from a dioxin-contaminated soil sample and identified...

Degradation of 1,2,4-Trichloro- and 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene by Pseudomonas Strains

Sander, Peter, Wittich, Rolf-Michael, Fortnagel, Peter, Wilkes, Heinz, Francke, Wittko

Two Pseudomonas sp. strains, capable of growth on chlorinated benzenes as the sole source of carbon and energy, were isolated by selective enrichment from soil samples of an industrial waste deposit....

Metabolism of Dibenzofuran by Pseudomonas sp. Strain HH69 and the Mixed Culture HH27

Fortnagel, Peter, Harms, Hauke, Wittich, Rolf-Michael, Krohn, Sabine, Meyer, Holger, Sinnwell, Volker, ...

A Pseudomonas sp. strain, HH69, and a mixed culture, designated HH27, were isolated by selective enrichment from soil samples. The pure strain and the mixed culture grew aerobically on dibenzofuran...

Transformation of Dibenzo-p-Dioxin by Pseudomonas sp. Strain HH69

Harms, Hauke, Wittich, Rolf-Michael, Sinnwell, Volker, Meyer, Holger, Fortnagel, Peter, Francke, Wittko

Dibenzo-p-dioxin was oxidatively cleaved by the dibenzofuran-degrading bacterium Pseudomonas sp. strain HH69 to produce minor amounts of 1-hydroxydibenzo-p-dioxin and catechol, while a 2-phenoxy...

Degradation of 2,3-Diethyl-5-Methylpyrazine by a Newly Discovered Bacterium, Mycobacterium sp. Strain DM-11†

Rappert, Sugima, Botsch, Kathrin Caroline, Nagorny, Stephanie, Francke, Wittko, Müller, Rudolf

A bacterium was isolated from the waste gas treatment plant at a fishmeal processing company on the basis of its capacity to use 2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine (DM) as a sole carbon and energy source....

Pollinator attraction in a sexually deceptive orchid by means of unconventional chemicals.

Ayasse, Manfred, Schiestl, Florian P, Paulus, Hannes F, Ibarra, Fernando, Francke, Wittko

Ophrys flowers mimic virgin females of their pollinators, and thereby attract males for pollination. Stimulated by scent, the males attempt to copulate with flower labella and thereby ensure...

An Inhibitory Sex Pheromone Tastes Bitter for Drosophila Males

Lacaille, Fabien, Hiroi, Makoto, Twele, Robert, Inoshita, Tsuyoshi, Umemoto, Daisuke, Manière, Gérard, ...

Sexual behavior requires animals to distinguish between the sexes and to respond appropriately to each of them. In Drosophila melanogaster, as in many insects, cuticular hydrocarbons are thought to...

Evolution of ‘pollinator’- attracting signals in fungi

Schiestl, Florian P, Steinebrunner, Fabrizio, Schulz, Claudia, Von Reuß, Stephan, Francke, Wittko, Weymuth, Christophe, ...

Fungi produce a plethora of secondary metabolites yet their biological significance is often little understood. Some compounds show well-known antibiotic properties, others may serve as volatile...

Spitting out information: Trigona bees deposit saliva to signal resource locations

Schorkopf, Dirk Louis P, Jarau, Stefan, Francke, Wittko, Twele, Robert, Zucchi, Ronaldo, Hrncir, Michael, ...

Stingless bees of the species Trigona spinipes (Fabricius 1793) use their saliva to lay scent trails communicating the location of profitable food sources. Extracts of the cephalic labial glands of...

Enfleurage, lipid recycling and the origin of perfume collection in orchid bees

Eltz, Thomas, Zimmermann, Yvonne, Haftmann, Jenny, Twele, Robert, Francke, Wittko, ...

Enfleurage, the extraction of elusive floral scents with the help of a lipophilic carrier (grease), is widely used in the perfume industry. Male neotropical orchid bees (Euglossini), which accumulate...

The smell of parents: breeding status influences cuticular hydrocarbon pattern in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides

Steiger, Sandra, Peschke, Klaus, Francke, Wittko, Müller, Josef K

The waxy layer of the cuticle has been shown to play a fundamental role in recognition systems of insects. The biparental burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides is known to have the ability to...

Identification of a Sex Pheromone Produced by Sternal Glands in Females of the Caddisfly Molanna angustata Curtis

Löfstedt, Christer, Bergmann, Jan, Francke, Wittko, Jirle, Erling, Hansson, Bill S., Ivanov, Vladimir D.

In the caddisfly Molanna angustata, females produce a sex pheromone in glands with openings on the fifth sternite. Gas chromatographic analyses of pheromone gland extracts with electroantennographic...