Publikationen
2023
Eichhöfer, H., Bindereif, B., Karbstein, H. P., Bunzel, M., van der Schaaf, U. S.*, Wefers, D.* Influence of arabinan fine structure, galacturonan backbone length, and degree of esterification on the emulsifying properties of acid-extracted sugar beet pectins. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2023, 71, 2105-2112.
Ernst, L., Werner, A., Wefers, D.* Influence of ultrasonication and hydrolysis conditions in methylation analysis of bacterial homoexopolysaccharides. Carbohydr. Polym. 2023, 308, 120643.
Härer, L., Ernst, L., Bechtner, J., Wefers, D., Ehrmann, M. A.* Glycoside hydrolase family 32 enzymes from Bombella spp. catalyze the formation of high-molecular weight fructans from sucrose. J. Appl. Microbiol. 2023, 134, lxad268.
Nachtigall, C.*, Hassler, V., Wefers, D., Rohm, H., Jaros, D. Dextrans of Weissella cibaria DSM14295: Microbial production, structure and functionality. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2023, 246, 125631.
Nachtigall, C., Surber, G., Wefers, D., Vogel, C., Rohm, H.*, Jaros, D. Capsular exopolysaccharides from two Streptococcus thermophilus strains differ in their moisture sorption behavior. Foods 2023, 12, 596.
2022
Althnaibat, R. M., Koch, M., Bruce, H. L., Wefers, D., Gänzle, M. G.* Glycomacropeptide from camel milk inhibits the adhesion of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88 to porcine cells. Int. Dairy J. 2022, 134, 105448.
Bechtner, J.*, Hassler, V., Wefers, D., Ehrmann, M.*, Jakob, F. The C-terminal domain of Liquorilactobacillus nagelii dextransucrase mediates the production of larger dextrans compared to Liquorilactobacillus hordei. Gels 2022, 8, 171.
2021
Bechtner, J.*, Hassler, V., Wefers, D., Vogel, R. F., Jakob, F. Insights into extracellular dextran formation by Liquorilactobacillus nagelii TMW 1.1827 using secretomes obtained in the presence or absence of sucrose. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 2021, 143, 109724.
Bindereif, B., Eichhöfer, H., Bunzel, M., Karbstein, H. P., Wefers, D.*, van der Schaaf, U. S.* Arabinan side-chains strongly affect the emulsifying properties of acid-extracted sugar beet pectins. Food Hydrocolloids 2021, 121, 106968.
Kiran-Yildirim, B.*, Hale, J., Wefers, D., Gaukel, V. Ice recrystallization inhibition of commercial κ-, ι-, and λ-carrageenans. J. Food Eng. 2021, 290, 110269.
Pereira, G. V., Abdel-Hamid, A. M., Dutta, S., D’Alessandro-Gabazza, C. N., Wefers, D., Farris, J. A., Bajaj, S., Wawrzak, Z., Atomi, H., Mackie, R. I., Gabazza, E. C., Shukla, D., Koropatkin, N. M., Cann, I.* Degradation of complex arabinoxylans by human colonic Bacteroidetes. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 459.
Pittrof, S. L., Kaufhold, L., Fischer, A., Wefers, D.* Products released from structurally different dextrans by bacterial and fungal dextranases. Foods 2021, 10, 244.
Schmid, J., Wefers, D., Vogel, R. F., Jakob, F.* Analysis of structural and functional differences of glucans produced by the natively released dextransucrase of Liquorilactobacillus hordei TMW 1.1822. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 2021, 193, 96-110.
Surber, G.*, Schäper, C., Wefers, D., Rohm, H., Jaros, D. Exopolysaccharides from Lactococcus lactis affect manufacture, texture and sensory properties of concentrated acid milk gel suspensions (fresh cheese). Int. Dairy J. 2021, 112, 104854.
2020
Cann, I.*, Pereira, G. V., Abdel-Hamid, A. M., Kim, H., Wefers, D., Kayang, B. B., Kanai, T., Sato, T., Bernardi, R. C., Atomi, H., Mackie, R. I. Thermophilic degradation of hemicellulose, a critical feedstock in the production of bioenergy and other value added products. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2020, 86, e02296-19.
Hundschell, C. S., Braun, A., Wefers, D., Vogel, R. F., Jakob, F.* Size-dependent variability in flow and viscoelastic behavior of levan produced by Gluconobacter albidus TMW 2.1191. Foods 2020, 9, 192.
Nachtigall, C.*, Surber, G., Herbi, F., Wefers, D., Jaros, D., Rohm, H. Production and molecular structure of heteropolysaccharides from two lactic acid bacteria. Carbohydr. Polym. 2020, 236, 116019.
Münkel, F., Fischer, A., Wefers, D.* Structural characterization of mixed-linkage α-glucans produced by mutants of Lactobacillus reuteri TMW 1.106 dextransucrase. Carbohydr. Polym. 2020, 231, 115697.
2019
Bechtner, J., Wefers, D., Schmid, J., Vogel, R. F., Jakob, F.* Identification and comparison of two closely related dextransucrases released by water kefir borne Lactobacillus hordei TMW 1.1822 and Lactobacillus nagelii TMW 1.1827. Microbiology 2019, 165, 956-966.
Fischer, A., Wefers, D.* Chromatographic analysis of alginate degradation by five recombinant alginate lyases from Cellulophaga algicola DSM 14237. Food Chem. 2019, 299, 125142.
Klingel, T., Bindereif, B., Hadamjetz, M., Fischer, A., van der Schaaf, U.S., Wefers, D.* Enzymatic synthesis and characterization of mono-, oligo-, and polyglucosylated conjugates of caffeic acid and gallic acid. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2019, 67, 13108-13118.
Klingel, T., Hadamjetz, M., Fischer, A., Wefers, D.* Glucosylation of flavonoids and flavonoid glycosides by mutant dextransucrase from Lactobacillus reuteri TMW 1.106. Carbohydr. Res. 2019, 483, 107741.
Münkel, F., Bechtner, J., Eckel, V., Fischer, A., Herbi, F., Jakob, F., Wefers, D.* Detailed structural characterization of glucans produced by glucansucrases from Leuconostoc citreum TMW 2.1194. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2019, 67, 6856-6866.
Münkel, F., Wefers, D.* Fine structures of different dextrans assessed by isolation and characterization of endo-dextranase liberated isomalto-oligosaccharides. Carbohydr. Polym. 2019, 215, 296-306.
Nachtigall, C.*, Berger, C., Kovanović, T., Wefers, D., Jaros, D., Rohm, H. Shear induced molecular changes of exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria. Food Hydrocolloids 2019, 97, 105181.
Urbat, F., Müller, P., Hildebrand A., Wefers D., Bunzel, M.* Comparison and optimization of different protein nitrogen quantitation and residual protein characterization methods in dietary fiber preparations. Front Nutr. 2019, 6, 127.
2018
Brandt, J. U., Jakob, F.*, Wefers, D., Bunzel, M., Vogel, R. F. Characterization of an acetan-like heteropolysaccharide produced by Kozakia baliensis NBRC 16680. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2018, 106, 248-257.
Fels, L., Jakob, F., Vogel, R. F., Wefers, D.* Structural characterization of the exopolysaccharides from water kefir. Carbohydr. Polym. 2018, 189, 296-303.
Fraunhofer, M. E., Geissler, A., Wefers, D., Bunzel, M., Jakob, F.*, Vogel, R. F. Characterization of β-glucan formation by Lactobacillus brevis TMW 1.2112 isolated from slimy spoiled beer. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2018, 107, 874-881.
Reichardt, N., Vollmer, M., Holtrop, G., Farquharson, F., Wefers, D., Bunzel, M., Duncan, S. H., Drew, J. E., Williams, L. M., Milligan, G., Preston, T., Milligan, G., Preston, T., Morrison, D., Flint, H. J., Louis, P.* Specific substrate-driven changes in human faecal microbiota composition contrast with functional redundancy in short-chain fatty acid production. ISME J. 2018, 12, 610-622.
Prechtl, R. M., Wefers, D., Jakob, F.*, Vogel, R. F. Cold and salt stress modulate amount, molecular and macromolecular structure of a Lactobacillus sakei dextran. Food Hydrocolloids 2018, 82, 73-81.
Prechtl, R. M., Wefers, D.*, Jakob, F.*, Vogel, R. F. Structural characterization of the surface associated heteropolysaccharide of Lactobacillus plantarum TMW 1.1478 and genetic analysis of its putative biosynthesis cluster. Carbohydr. Polym. 2018, 202, 236-245.
Wefers, D., Bindereif, B., Karbstein, H. P., van der Schaaf, U. S.* Whey protein-pectin conjugates: Linking the improved emulsifying properties to molecular and physico-chemical characteristics. Food Hydrocolloids 2018, 85, 257-266.
Wefers, D.*, Flörchinger, R., Bunzel, M. Detailed structural characterization of arabinans and galactans of 14 apple cultivars before and after cold storage. Front. Plant Sci. 2018, 9, 1451.
Xu, D., Fels, L., Wefers, D., Behr, J., Jakob, F.*, Vogel, R. F. Lactobacillus hordei dextrans induce Saccharomyces cerevisiae aggregation and network formation on hydrophilic surfaces. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2018, 115, 236-242.
2017
Grossmann, L., Wefers, D., Bunzel, M., Weiss, J., Zeeb, B.* Accessibility of transglutaminase to induce protein crosslinking in gelled food matrices - Influence of network structure. LWT - Food Sci. Technol. 2017, 75, 271-278.
Leiter, A.*, Mailänder, J., Wefers, D., Bunzel, M., Gaukel, V. Influence of acid hydrolysis and dialysis of κ-carrageenan on its ice recrystallization activity. J. Food Eng. 2017, 209, 26-35.
Mack, C., Wefers, D., Schuster, P., Weinert, C. H.*, Egert, B., Bliedung, S., Trierweiler, B., Muhle-Goll, C., Bunzel, M., Luy, B., Kulling, S. E. Untargeted multi-platform analysis of the metabolome and the non-starch polysaccharides of kiwifruit during postharvest ripening. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 2017, 125, 65-76.
Wefers, D., Cavalcante, J. J. V., Schendel, R. R., Deveryshetty, J., Wang, K., Wawrzak, Z., Mackie, R. I., Koropatkin, N. M., Cann, I.* Biochemical and structural analyses of two cryptic esterases in Bacteroides intestinalis and their synergistic activities with cognate xylanases. J. Mol. Biol. 2017, 429, 2509-2527.
Wefers, D.*, Dong, J., Abdel-Hamid, A. M., Müller Paul, H., Pereira, G. V., Han, Y., Dodd, D., Baskaran, R., Mayer, B., Mackie, R. I., Cann, I.* Enzymatic mechanism for arabinan degradation and transport in the thermophilic bacterium Caldanaerobius polysaccharolyticus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2017, 83, e00794-17.
2016
Wefers, D., Bunzel, M.* Arabinan and galactan oligosaccharide profiling by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD). J. Agric. Food Chem. 2016, 64, 4656-4664.
Wefers, D., Bunzel, M.* NMR-spectroscopic profiling of arabinan and galactan structural elements. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2016, 64, 9559-9568.
2015
Hildebrand, A., Kohn, B., Pfeiffer, E., Wefers, D., Metzler, M., Bunzel, M.* Conjugation of the mycotoxins alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether in tobacco suspension cells. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2015, 63, 4728-4736.
Wefers, D., Bunzel, M.* Characterization of dietary fiber polysaccharides from dehulled, common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) seeds. Cereal Chem. 2015, 92, 598-603.
Wefers, D., Gmeiner, B. M., Tyl, C. E., Bunzel, M.* Characterization of diferuloylated pectic polysaccharides from quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa WILLD.). Phytochemistry 2015, 116, 320-328.
Wefers, D., Tyl, C. E., Bunzel, M.* Neutral pectin side chains of amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) contain long, partially branched arabinans and short galactans, both with terminal arabinopyranoses. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2015, 63, 707-715.
Wefers, D., Tyl, C. E., Bunzel, M.* Pectic arabinans in quinoa seeds (Chenopodium quinoa WILLD.) are acylated with p-coumaric acid. Cereal Chem. 2015, 92, 401-404.
2014
Wefers, D., Tyl, C. E., Bunzel, M.* Novel arabinan and galactan oligosaccharides from dicotyledonous plants. Front. Chem. 2014, 2, 100.
2013
Pfeiffer, E., Wefers, D., Hildebrand, A. A., Fleck, S. C., Metzler, M.* Catechol metabolites of the mycotoxin zearalenone are poor substrates but potent inhibitors of catechol-O-methyltransferase. Mycotoxin Res. 2013, 29, 177-183.