Section II

Research Group: Metabolic Function & Biosignals

The aim of the Metabolic Function & Biosignals research group (focus: effector-receptor interactions in human biological systems) is to elucidate the cellular and systemic mechanisms of action of food-relevant flavor-active effector systems and their metabolites, which are formed during metabolic processes in the context of digestion, metabolization by the microbiome, or endogenous processes. Based on the identified cellular mechanisms of action, the systemic effect is verified in “proof-of-concept” human studies with the aim of being able to predict the physiological effect of the effector systems on the human organism in the future in collaboration with Section III.