Helene Loos
PD Dr. Habil. Helene Loos
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Chair of Aroma and Smell Research (Prof. Dr. Büttner)
Henkestr. 9
91054 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-24642
- Email: helene.loos@fau.de
- Website: https://www.chemistry.nat.fau.eu/aroma-smell-research/
Section
Food Chemistry
Research areas
Bioactive compounds:
Compound discovery
Elucidation of semiochemicals and chemical communication processes
Identification of natural products, with a focus on volatile and odor-active substances from plant material and body fluids
Bioactive compounds
Mechanisms and targets
Uptake, biotransformation and excretion of substances by the human body
Understanding of peripheral mechanisms of olfactory perception
Sensory evaluation and structure-activity-relationships
Bioactive compounds:
Formulation
Recombination of odours
Bioactive compounds:
Bioanalytics
Sensory and instrumental analysis of volatiles and odorants in food, plant and animal materials, and human speciment (urine, milk, sweat, sebum)
One- and two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/olfactometry
Targeted and untargeted analysis