K. Schlangen, S. Miosic, A. Castro, K. Freudmann, M. Luczkiewicz, F. Vitzthum, W. Schwab, S. Gamsjäger, M. Musso, H. Halbwirth, Formation of UV-honey guides in Rudbeckia hirta. Phytochemistry 70(7) (2009), 823-827.
I. Szankowski, H. Li, H. Flachowsky, M. Höfer, M.-V. Hanke, T. Fischer, G. Forkmann, D. Treutter, W. Schwab, T. Hoffmann, D. Treutter, Metabolic engineering of flavonoid biosynthesis in apple ( Malus domestica Borkh.). Acta Horticulturae 814 (2009), 511-516.
F.-C. Huang, P. Molnár, W. Schwab, Cloning and functional characterization of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 genes. Journal of Experimental Botany 60(11) (2009), 3011-3022.
L. Janvary, T. Hoffmann, J. Pfeiffer, L. Hausmann, R. Töpfer, T. C. Fischer, W. Schwab, A double mutation in the anthocyanin 5-O-Glucosyltransferase gene disrupts enzymatic activity in Vitis vinifera L. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 57 (2009), 3512-3518.
N. C. Stadler, V. Somoza, W. Schwab, Absorption of 3(2H)-Furanones by human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry57 (2009), 3949-3954.
F.-C. Huang, G. Horvath, P. Molnar, E. Turcsi, J. Deli, J. Schrader, G. Sandmann, H. Schmidt, W. Schwab, Substrate promiscuity of RdCCD1, a carotenoid cleavage oxygenase from Rosa damascena. Phytochemistry 70 (2009), 457-464.
2009 - Reviews
W. Schwab, Jan G. Schaart, C. Rosati, Functional molecular biology research in Fragaria, In: Genetics and Genomics of Rosaceae, Kevin M. Folta (Ed.), Springer-Verlag (2009), 457-486.
2008 - Journals
K. Schullehner, R. Dick, F. Vitzthum, W. Schwab, W. Brandt, M. Frey, A. Gierl, Benzoxazinoid biosynthesis in dicot plants. Phytochemistry 69 (2008), 2668-2677.
C. García-Limones, K. Schnäbele, R. Blanco-Portales, M. L. Bellido, J. L. Caballero, W. Schwab, J. Munoz-Blanco, Functional characterization of FaCCD1: A carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase from strawberry involved in lutein degradation during fruit ripening. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56 (2008), 9277-9285.
W. Schwab, R. Davidovich-Rikanati, E. Lewinsohn, Biosynthesis of plant-derived flavor compounds. Plant Journal 54 (2008), 712-732.
M. Griesser, F. Vitzthum, B. Fink, M. L. Bellido, C. Raasch, J. Munoz-Blanco, W. Schwab, Multi-substrate flavonol O-glucosyltransferases from strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) achene and receptacle. Journal of Experimental Botany 59 (2008), 2611-2625.
M. Griesser, T. Hoffmann, M. L. Bellido, C. Rosati, B. Fink, R. Kurtzer, A. Aharoni, J. Munoz-Blanco, W. Schwab, Redirection of flavonoid biosynthesis through the downregulation of an anthocyanidin glucosyltransferase in ripening strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) fruit, Plant Physiology 146 (2008), 1528-1539.
2008 - Congresse
I. Szankowski, H. Li, H. Flachowsky, T. Fischer, v. Hanke, G. Forkmann, D. Treutter, T. Hoffmann, W. Schwab, Modifikation der Flavonoid-Biosynthese in Apfel (Malus domestica Borkh.) durch heterologe Expression des Lc-Gens aus Mais. J. Verbr. Lebensm. 2 (2008) Supplement 1: 106, DOI 10.1007/s0003-007-0269-5.
W. Schwab, T. Hoffmann, Aromastoffbiosynthese in der Erdbeerfrucht. In: Vorträge aus GPZ-Arbeitsgeminschaften. ISSN 0723-7812 (2008), 45-50.
W. Schwab, H.H. Wenk, K. Häser, Biotechnologically produced dihydrocoumarin. In: The Proceedings of the 8th Wartburg Symposium on Flavor Chemistry & Biology, T. Hofmann, W. Meyerhof, P.Schieberle, (Ed.) Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Lebensmittelchemie, Garching (2008), 403-406.
W. Schwab, C. Landmann, B. Fink, Cloning and characterization of terpene synthases from lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). In: The Proceedings of the 8th Wartburg Symposium on Flavor Chemistry & Biology, T. Hofmann, W. Meyerhof, P.Schieberle, (Ed.) Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Lebensmittelchemie, Garching (2008), 216-221.
2008 - Reviews
W. Schwab, Role of metabolome diversity in fruit and vegetable quality: multifunctional enzymes and volatiles, In: Fruit and vegetable flavour, B. Brückner and S.G. Wylie (Ed.), Woodhead Publishing Ltd (2008). 272-286.
2007 - Journals
M. Schilling, F. Haetzelt, W. Schwab, J. Schrader, Impact of surfactants on solubilization and activity of the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase, AtCCD1, in an aqueous micellar reaction system, Biotechnology Letters 30 (2007), 701-706.
D. Klein, B. Fink, B. Arold, W. Eisenreich, W. Schwab, Functional Characterization of Enone Oxidoreductases from Strawberry and Tomato Fruit, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55 (2007), 6705-6711.
H. Li, H. Flachowsky, T. C. Fischer, M.-V. Hanke, G. Forkmann, D. Treutter, W. Schwab, T. Hoffmann, I. Szankoski, Maize Lc transcription factor enhances biosynthesis of anthocyanins, distinct proanthocyanidins and phenylpropanoids in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.), Planta 226 (2007), 1243-1254.
C. Landmann, B. Fink, M. Festner, M. Dregus, K.-H. Engel, W. Schwab, Cloning and functional characterization of three terpene synthases from lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 465 (2007), 417-429.
M. Schilling, F. Patett, W. Schwab, J. Schrader, Influence of solubility-enhancing fusion proteins and organic solvents on the in vitro biocatalytic performance of the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase AtCCD1 in a micelllar reaction system, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 75(04) (2007), 829-836.
C. Landmann, B. Fink, W. Schwab, FaGT2: a multifunctional enzyme from strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) fruits involved in the metabolism of natural and xenobiotic compounds. Planta 226 (2007), 417-428.
2007 - Reviews
W. Schwab, Genetic Engineering of Plants and Mircobial Cells for Flavour Production, In: Flavours and Fragrances, R.G. Berger (Ed.), Springer-Verlag (2007), 615-628.
2006 - Journals
T. Hoffmann, G. Kalinowski, W. Schwab, RNAi-induced silencing of gene expression in strawberry fruit (Fragaria x ananassa) by agroinfiltration: a rapid assay for gene function analysis. Plant Journal 48 (2006), 818-826.
D. Abanda-Nkpwatt, M. Müsch, J. Tschiersch, M. Boettner, W. Schwab, Molecular interaction between Methylobacterium extorquens and seedlings: growth promotion, methanol consumption, and localization of the methanol emission site. Journal of Experimental Botany 57(15) (2006), 4025-4032.
S. Lunkenbein, E.M.J. Salentijn, H.A. Coiner, M.J. Boone, F.A. Krens, W. Schwab, Up- and down-regulation of Fragaria x ananassa O-methyltransferase: impacts on furanone and phenylpropanoid metabolism. Journal of Experimental Botany 57(10) (2006), 2445-2453.
D. Abanda-Nkpwatt, U. Krimm, L. Schreiber, W. Schwab, Dual antagonism of aldehydes and epiphytic bacteria from strawberry leaf surfaces against the pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea in vitro. BioControl 51 (2006), 279-291.
T. Raab, J.A. López-Ráez, D. Klein, J.L. Caballero, E. Moyano, W. Schwab, J. Muñoz-Blanco, FaQR, required for the biosynthesis of the strawberry flavor compound 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone, encodes an enone oxidoreductase. Plant Cell 18 (2006), 1023-1037.
H. Coiner, G. Schröder, E. Wehinger, C.-J.- Liu, J.P. Noel, W. Schwab, J. Schröder, Methylation of sulfhydryl groups: a new function for a family of small molecule plant O-methyltransferases. Plant Journal 46 (2006), 193-205.
H. Schmidt, R. Kurtzer, W. Eisenreich, W. Schwab, The carotenase ATCCD1 from Arabidopsis thaliana is a dioxygenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry 281 (2006), 9845-9851.
S. Lunkenbein, H. Coiner, C.H. Ric de Vos, J.G. Schaart, M.J. Boone, F.A. Krens, W. Schwab, E.M.J. Salentijn, Molecular characterization of a stable antisense chalcone synthase phenotype in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54 (2006) 2145-2153.
S. Lunkenbein, M. Bellido, A. Aharoni, E.M.J. Salentijn, R. Kaldenhoff, H.A. Coiner, J. Muñoz-Blanco, W. Schwab, Cinnamate metabolism in ripening fruit. Characterization of a UDP-Glucose: cinnamate glucosyltransferase from strawberry. Plant Physiology 140 (2006) 1047-1058.
F. Wellmann, M. Griesser, W. Schwab, S. Martens, W. Eisenreich, U. Matern, R. Lukačin, Anthocyanidin synthase from Gerbera hybrida catalyzes the conversion of (+)-catechin to cyanidin and a novel procyanidin. FEBS Letters 580 (2006) 1642-1648.
D. Abanda-Nkpwatt, U. Krimm, H.A. Coiner, L. Schreiber, W. Schwab, Plant volatiles can minimize the growth suppression of epiphytic bacteria by the phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea in co-culture experiments. Environmental and Experimental Botany 56 (2006) 108-119.
2006 - Congresse
W. Schwab, S. Lunkenbein, E.M.J. Salentijn, A. Aharoni, Genetic engineering of strawberry flavour. In: Flavour Science Recent Advances and Trends, Elsevier B.V.(2006), 39-44.
F. Patett, M. Schilling, D. Sell, H. Schmidt, W. Schwab, J. Schrader, Heterologous expression of carotenoid-cleaving dioxygenases from plants for the production of natural flavour compounds. In: Flavour Science Recent Advances and Trends, Elsevier B.V.(2006), 117-120.
2006 - Reviews
A. Aharoni, M. A. Jogsma, T.-Y. Kim, M.-B. rik, A. P. Giri, F. W. A. Verstappen, W. Schwab, H. J. Bouwmeester, Metabolic engineering of terpenoid biosynthesis in plants. Phytochemistry Reviews 5 (2006), 49-58.
2005 - Journals
E. Kafkas, S. Kafkas, M. Koch-Dean, W. Schwab, O. Larkov, N. Lavid, E. Bar, U. Ravid, E. Lewinsohn, Comparison of methodologies for the identification of aroma compounds in strawberry. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 29 (2005) 383-390.
L. Burga, F. Wellmann, R. Lukacin, S. Witte, W. Schwab, J. Schröder, U. Matern, Unusual pseudosubstrate specificity of a novel 3,5-dimethoxyphenol O-methyltransferase cloned from Ruta graveolens L. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 440 (2005) 54-64.
U. Krimm, D. Abanda-Nkpwatt, W. Schwab, L. Schreiber, Epiphytic microorganisms on strawberry plants (Fragaria ananassa cv. Elsanta): indentification of bacterial isolates and analysis of their interaction with leaf surfaches, FEMS 53 (2005) 483-492.
2005 - Congresse
M. Müsch, D. Abanda, W. Schwab, J. Tschiersch, Measurement of methanol emission of tobacco seedlings by PTR-MS. In: 2nd International Conference on Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry and Its Applications, A. Hansel, T. Märk, Institut für Inonenphysik (2005) 121-124.
W. Schwab, T. Raab, D. Klein and J.M. Blanco, Characterisation of FaQR, the first enzyme involved in the formation of 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3[2H]-furanone in strawberry fruit, In: State-of-the-Art in Flavour Chemistry and Biology; Hofmann, T, Rothe, M. and Schieberle, P. (Hrg) Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Lebensmittelchemie, Garching (2005) 254-261.
2004 - Journals
A. Aharoni, A.P. Giri, F.W.A. Verstappen, C.M. Bertea, R. Sevenier, Z. Sun, M.A. Jongsma, W. Schwab, H.J. Bouwmeester, Gain and Loss of Fruit Flavor Compounds Produced by Wild and Cultivated Strawberry Species, Plant Cell 16 (2004) 3110-3131.
D. Abanda-Nkpwatt, W. Schwab, Microbial transformation of aliphatic aldehydes by Bacillus megaterium to 2,3-dialkylacroleins, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 52 (2004), 5939-5942.
J. Lücker, W. Schwab, M.C.R. Franssen, L.H.W. van der Plas, H.J. Bouwmeester, H.A. Verhoeven, Metabolic engineering of monoterpene biosynthesis: two-step production of (+)-trans-isopiperitenol by tobacco, Plant Journal 39 (2004) 135-145.
G. Schröder, E. Wehinger, R. Lukacin, F. Wellmann, W. Seefelder, W. Schwab, J. Schroeder, Flavonoid methylation: characterization of a novel flavanone 4’-O-methyltransferase from Catharanthus roseus, and evidence that partially methylated flavanones are substrates for four different flavonoid dioxygenases, Phytochemistry 65(8) (2004) 1085-1094.
J. Lücker, W. Schwab, B. van Hautum, L.H.W. van der Plas, H.J. Bouwmeester, H.A. Verhoeven, Increased and altered fragrance of tobacco plants after metabolic engineering using three monoterpene synthases from lemon, Plant Physiology 134 (2004) 510-519.
2004 - Reviews
T.W.J.M. van Herpen, W. Schwab, M.A. Jongsma, H.J. Bouwmeester, A. Aharoni, The biosafety of metabolic change: Altering plant terpenoid metabolism, NATO Sciences Series (Life and Behavioural Sciences), 359 (2004), 35-46.
W. Schwab, T. Raab, Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops: Developmental changes during strawberry fruit ripening and physico-chemical changes during postharvest storage, Springer Verlag (2004), 341-369.
2003 - Journals
A. Aharoni, A. P. Giri, S. Deuerlein, F. Griepink, W.-J de Kogel, F. W. A. Verstappen, H. A. Verhoeven, M. A. Jongsma, W. Schwab, H. J. Bouwmeester, Terpenoid metabolism in wild-type and transgenic Arabidopsis plants, Plant Cell 15 (2003) 2866-2884.
T. Hauck, Y. Hübner, F. Brühlmann, W. Schwab, Alternative pathway for the formation of 4,5-dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione, the proposed precursor of 4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3(2H)-furanone as well as autoinducer-2, and its detection as natural constituent of tomato fruit, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1623 (2003) 109-119.
T. Hauck, C. Landmann, F. Bruehlmann, W. Schwab, Formation of 5-methyl-4-hydroxy-3[2H]-furanone in cytosolic extracts obtained from Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 51 (2003) 1410-1414.
T. Raab, T. Hauck, A. Knecht, U. Schmitt, U. Holzgrabe, W. Schwab, Tautomerism of 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone: evidence for ist enantioselective biosynthesis, Chirality 15 (2003) 573-578.
T. Hauck, F. Bruehlmann, W. Schwab, 4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone formation by Zygosaccharomyces rouxii: effect of the medium, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 51 (2003) 4753-4756.
T. Hauck, F. Bruehlmann, W. Schwab, Formation of 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3[2H]-furanone by Zygosaccharomyces rouxii: Identification of an intermediate, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69(7) (2003) 3911-3918.
T. Raab, U. Schmitt, T. Hauck, A. Knecht, U. Holzgrabe, W. Schwab, Capillary electrophoretic resolution of the enantiomers of 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone, the key flavor compounds in strawberry fruits, Chromatographia, 57 (2003) 501-504.
M.K. El Tamer, J. Lücker, D. Bosch, H.A. Verhoeven, F.W.A. Verstappen, W. Schwab, A.J. van Tunen, A.G.J. Voragen, R.A, de Maagd, H.J. Bouwmeester, Domain swapping of Citrus limon monoterpene synthases: impact on enzymatic activity and product specificity, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 411 (2003) 196-203.
W. Schwab, Metabolome diversity: Too many metabolites too few genes, Phytochemistry, 62 (2003) 837-849.
2002 - Journals
W. Schwab, D.C. Williams, R. Croteau, Mechanism of Monoterpene Cyclization: Stereochemical Aspects of the Transformation of Noncyclizable Substrate Analogs by Recombinant (-)-Limonene synthase, (+)-Bornyl pyrophosphate synthase, and (-)-Pinene synthase, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic 19-20 (2002) 415-421.
Wein, N. Lavid, S. Lunkenbein, E. Lewinsohn, W. Schwab, R. Kaldenhoff, Isolation, cloning and expression of a multifunctional O-methyltransferase capable of forming 2,5-dimethyl-4-methoxy-3(2H)-furanone, one of the key aroma compounds in strawberry fruits, Plant Journal 31 (2002) 755-765.
N. Lavid, W. Schwab, E. Kafkas, M. Koch-Dean, E. Bar, O. Larkov, U. Ravid, E. Lewinsohn, Aroma biosynthesis in strawberry: S-Adenosylmethionine:Furaneol O-methyltransferase in ripening fruits, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 50 (2002) 4025-4030.
T. Hauck, C. Landmann, T. Raab, F. Brühlmann, W. Schwab, Chemical formation of 4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3[2H]-furanone from D-fructose 1,6-diphosphate, Carbohydrate Research 337 (2002) 1184-1190.
J. Lücker, M.K.E. Tamer, W. Schwab, F.W.A. Verstappen, L.H.W. van der Plas, H.J. Bouwmeester, H.A. Verhoeven, Monoterpene biosynthesis in lemon (Citrus limon), cDNA isolation and functional analysis of four monoterpene synthases, European Journal of Biochemistry 269 (2002) 3160-3171.
K. Weil, H.-U. Humpf, W. Schwab, P. Schreier, Absolute configuration of 3-hydroxy acids formed by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: application of multidimensional gas chromatography and circular dichroism spectroscopy, Chirality, 14 (1) (2002) 51-58.
2002 - Reviews
W. Schwab, Molekularbiologische Untersuchung der Fruchtreife, GIT Labor-Fachzeitschrift, 46 (2002) 274-276.
W. Schwab, P. Schreier, Enzymic formation of flavor volatiles from lipids In: Lipid Biotechnology, M. Kuo; H. W. Gardner, T. (Hrg) Marcel Dekker, New York (2002) 293-318.
2001 - Journals
J. Lücker, Bouwmeester, H. A., W. Schwab, J. Blaas, L. H. W. van der Plas, H. J. Verhoeven, Expression of Clarkia S-linalool synthase in transgenic petunia plants results in the accumulation of S-linalyl-ß-D-glucopyranoside, Plant Journal 27(4) (2001) 315-324.
W. Schwab, D.C. Williams, E. M. Davis, R. Croteau, Mechanism of Monoterpene Cyclization: Stereochemical Aspects of the Transformation of Noncyclizable Substrate Analogs by Recombinant (-)-Limonene synthase, (+)-Bornyl pyrophosphate synthase, and (-)-Pinene synthase, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 394(1) (2001)123-136.
M. Wein, E. Lewinsohn, W. Schwab, Metabolic fate of isotopes during the biological transformation of carbohydrates to 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone in strawberry fruits, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 49 (2001) 2427-2432.
T. Dahlen, T. Hauck, M. Wein, W. Schwab, 2,5-Dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone as a secondary metabolite from D-fructose-1,6-diphosphate metabolism by Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering 91(4) (2001) 352-358.
W. Schwab, T. Raab, A. Aharoni, A. Perez, C. Sanz, Cytosolic aldolase is a ripening related enzyme in strawberry fruits, Phytochemistry 56(5) (2001) 407-415.
K. Wolf, A. van der Toorn, K. Hartmann, L. Schreiber, W. Schwab, A. Haase, G. Bringmann, Metabolite monitoring in plants with double-quantum filtered chemical shift imaging, Journal of Experimental Botany 51 (2001) 2109-2117.
2001 - Congresse
W. Schwab, T. König, B. Gutsche, M. Hartl, R. Hübscher, P. Schreier, Formation pathways of 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2[5H]-furanone (Sotolone) in citrus soft drinks, In: ACS Symposium Series 794, 218th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, Aug 22-26 (1999) G. Takeoka, M. Guentert, K.-H. Engel (Hrg) American Chemical Society, Washington DC (2001) 218-225.
2000 - Journals
T. Hauck, B. Weckerle, W. Schwab Metabolism of ethyl tiglate in apple fruits leads to the formation of small amounts of (R)-ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, Enantiomer 5 (2000) 505-512.
D. Kavvadias, T. Beuerle, M. Wein, B. Boss, T. König, W. Schwab, Novel 1,3-dioxanes from apple and cider, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 47 (2000) 5178-5183.
2000 - Congresse
W. Schwab, T. König, B. Gutsche, M. Hartl, R. Hübscher, P. Schreier, Formation pathways of 3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethyl-2[5H]-furanone (sotolon) in citrus soft drinks In: Frontiers of Flavour Science 9th Weurman Flavour Research Symposium, P. Schieberle, K.-H. Engel (Hrg) (2000) 569-573.
W. Schwab, D. Williams, R. Croteau, On the mechanism of monoterpene synthases: Stereochemical aspects of (-)-4S-limonene synthase, (+)-bornyl diphosphate synthase and (-)-pinene synthase. In: Frontiers of Flavour Science 9th Weurman Flavour Research Symposium, P. Schieberle, K.-H. Engel (Hrg) (2000) 445-451.
W. Schwab, Biosynthesis of Plant Flavors: Analysis and Biotechnological Approach, In: ACS Symposium Series 756 Flavor chemistry, Industrial and academic research, S. Risch, C.-T. Ho (Hrg) American Chemical Society, Washington DC (2000), 72-86.
2000 - Reviews
W. Schwab, Pflanzenschutz: Gestern, Heute und Morgen?, Pharmazie in unserer Zeit, (2000) 107-114.
