2026

Wacker*, I.*; Wagner, W.*; Curticean, R.; Schoch, A.; Majorovits, E.; Pan, J.M.; Mentzer; S.J.; Bunzel, M.; Schröder, R.R. Plant heteropolysaccharides and their bioadhesion to animal glycocalyx visualized at the nanoscale. Commun. Biol. 2026, in press.

Schmidt, R.E.; Kurz, V.; Haitz, V.; Morales-Medina, R.; Steffan, S.; Keller, J.; Drusch, S.; Bunzel, M*. Production and characterization of mechanically-enzymatically treated suspensions of the food by-product pea hull. Front. Nutr. 2026, 1852207 Link

Wagner, L.J.; Bunzel, M*. Development of an HPAEC-PAD-based screening approach to analyze mannans. Carbohydr. Polym. 2026, 388, 125496 Link

Sitter, L.; Bunzel, M*. Advanced structural profiling of arabinoxylans from cereal grains by high-performance anion exchange chromatography with parallel pulsed amperometric and mass spectrometric detection. Carbohydr. Res. 2026, 569,110074 (12 pages).

Braun, J.; Friedmann, E.; Bunzel, M*. Analytical evaluation of sodium tetraborate effects on the colorimetric quantification of total uronic acids. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2026, in press.

Sitter; L.; Bunzel, M*. 2D-NMR characterization of higher substituted oligosaccharides isolated from enzymatic wheat flour arabinoxylan hydrolysates. Front. Plant Sci. 2026, 17, 1784230 Link 

Braun, J.; Punke, M.; Bunzel, M*. Advancing total uronic acid quantification using stable isotope dilution approach: Validation and application to plant- and algal-derived polysaccharides. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2026, 418, 5725-5741.

Ralph, J.; Lippens, G.; Tonelli, M.; Fry, C.G.; Anklin, C.; Lu, F.; Timokhin, V.I.; Nuoendagula; Smith, R.A.;  Liu, S.; Ralph, S.A.; Lan, W.; Tobimatsu, Y.; Yue, F.; Li, Y.; Bunzel, M.; Sorieul, M.; Hill, S.; Mansfield, S.D.; Boerjan, W.; Van Montagu, M.; Rencoret, J.; del Río, J.C.;  Gao, Y.; Mortimer, J. NMR of fully and partially ¹³C-enriched biomass. 1. Pendent groups on lignins. Anal. Chem., 2026, 98, 19482-19492.

Braun, J.; Bunzel, M*. Structural and mechanistic insights into the formation of xanthylium chromophores in uronic acid quantification. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2026, 74, 7072-7083 Link

Kaltenbach, K.H.; Kuballa, T.; Schröder, U.; Bunzel, M.; Haase, I. Non-targeted analysis of lipophilic and hydrophilic metabolites to distinguish between fresh and frozen-thawed fish of certain fish species using comprehensive ¹H NMR spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 2026, 62 Link

Wagner, L.J.; Suzin, A.M., Ismail, B.; Bunzel, M*. Glycation of pea protein isolate with different mannooligosaccharides to improve solubility. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 2026, 252, 116 Link 

Schmidt, R.E.; Bunzel*, M. A HILIC-PDA(-MS) profiling approach for the analysis of (methyl-esterified) unsaturated galacturonic acid oligosaccharides released from pectins and food by-products. Carbohydr. Res. 2026, 109816 Link
 

2025

Braun, J.; Bunzel, M.* Quantification of total uronic acids in pectin-containing samples using a stable isotope dilution approach and LC-MS. Carbohydr. Polym. 2025, 365, 123818 Link

Schmidt, R.E.; Bunzel, M.* Evaluation of AOAC-method 2017.16: Detection of oligosaccharides as low molecular weight soluble dietary fiber. Cereal Chem. 2025, 102, 431-437 Link

Steck, J.; Eichhöfer, H.; Bunzel, M.* Comprehensive characterization of the polysaccharide composition and xyloglucan architecture of four berry fruits and their macroscopic fruit components. J. Agric Food Chem. 2025, 73, 10545-10558 Link 

Schendel R.; Bunzel, M. Cereal grain arabinoxylans contain a unique non-feruloylated disaccharide side chain with alpha-xylose units: α-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-L-arabinose. Carbohydr. Polym. 2025, 348, 122810 Link 

Bunzel, M. Können analytische Methoden die chemische Vielfalt von Ballaststoffen abbilden? Lebensmittelchemie 2025, S3, 245-253.
 

2024

Schendel, R.; Bunzel, M. Cereal grain arabinoxylans contain a unique non-feruloytated disaccharide side chain with alpha-xylose units: α-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-L-arabinose. Carbohydr. Polym. 2024, in press. Link

Bunzel, M.; Penner, M.H. Basic principles of spectroscopy. In: Food Analysis (Textbook). Sixth Edition (2024), Eds.: Nielsen, S.S., Ismail, B.P. Publisher: Springer Nature. Link

Bunzel, M.; Penner, M.H. Ultraviolet, visible, and fluorescence spectroscopy. In: Food Analysis (Textbook). Sixth Edition (2024), Eds.: Nielsen, S.S., Ismail, B.P. Publisher: Springer Nature. Link

Junker, F.; Bunzel, M.* Chromatography based profiling of feruloylated arabinans and galactans. Carbohydr. Res. 2024, 538, 109076 (12 pages). Link

Steigerwald, H.; Blanco-Pérez, F.; Macías-Camero, A.; Albrecht, M.; Huch, M.; Bender, C.; Schülke, S.; Keller, J.; Krause, M.; Barbas, C.; Gonzalez-Menendez, I.; Quintanilla-Martinez, L.; Toda, M.; Barber, D.; Kulling, S.; Bunzel, M.; Vieths, S.; Villaseñor, A.; Stoll, D.; Scheurer, S.* Effects of pectin methyl-esterification on intestinal microbiota and its immunomodulatory properties in naive mice. Carbohydr. Polym. 2024, 334, 122007 (14 pages). Link

Kaltenbach, K.H.; Kuballa, T.; Schröder, U.; Fritsche, J.; Bunzel, M.; Haase, I.* Identification of suitable NMR-based methods to differentiate fresh from frozen-thawed fish using multivariate data analysis. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 2024, 250, 239-251. Link

Gottstein, V.; Lachenmeier, D.W.; Kuballa, T.; Bunzel, M.* Fully automatic quantitation of eight different metabolites in coffee using ¹H NMR spectroscopy and the PULCON methodology. JSFA Reports 2024, 4, 163-174. Link

Bunzel, M. Profilingmethoden zur Analyse von Zellwandpolysacchariden und deren Anwendung in der Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelanalytik. VDLUFA-Schriftenreihe 2024, 81, 27-34.
 

2023

2022

Martins-Gomes, C.; Steck, J.; Keller, J.; Bunzel, M.; Nunes, F.M.*; Silva, A.M.* Molecular characterization of Thymus capitellatus extracts and their antioxidant, neuroprotective and anti-proliferative activities. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 13, 15187 (24 pages). Molecular characterization of Thymus capitellatus extracts

Decker, C.; Krapf, R.; Kuballa, T.; Bunzel, M.* Differentiation of meat species of raw and processed meat based on polar metabolites using 1H NMR spectroscopy combined with multivariate data analysis. Front. Nutr. 2022, 9, 985797 (14 pages). Differentiation of meat species

Frazão, D.F.; Martins-Gomes, C.; Steck, J.L.; Keller, J.; Delgado, F.; Gonçalves, J.C.; Bunzel, M.; Pintado, C.M.B.S.; Dia, T.S.; Silva, A.M.* Labdanum resin from Cistus ladanifer L.: a natural and sustainable ingredient for skin care cosmetics with relevant cosmeceutical bioactivities. Plants 2022, 11, 1477 (18 pages). Labdanum resin from Cistus ladanifer L.

Steck, J.; Junker, F.; Eichhöfer, H.; Bunzel, M.* Chemically different but often mistaken phenolic polymers of food plants: proanthocyanidins and lignin in seeds. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2022, 70, 11704-11714. Proanthocyanidins and lignin in seeds

Schendel, R.R.; Bunzel, M.* 2D-HSQC-NMR-based screening of feruloylated side-chains of cereal grain arabinoxylans. Front. Plant Sci. 2022, 13, 951705 (9 pages). Screening of cereal grain arabinoxylans

Fels, L.; Ruf, F., Bunzel, M.* Quantification of isomaltulose in food products by using heteronuclear single quantum coherence NMR-experiments. Front. Nutr. 2022, 9, 928102 (8 pages). Quantification of isomaltulose

Trabert, A.; Schmid, J.; Keller, J.; Emin, M.A.; Bunzel, M.* Chemical composition and technofunctional properties of carrot (Daucus carota L.) pomace and potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) pulp as affected by thermomechanical treatment. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 2022, 248, 2451-2470. Chemical composition and technofunctional properties of Carrot, pomace and potato pulp

Keller, J.; Marmit, S.P.; Bunzel, M.* Structural characterization of dietary fiber from different lupin species (Lupinus sp.). J. Agric. Food Chem.  2022, 70, 8430-8440. Structural characterization of dietary fiber

Decker, C.; Krapf, R.; Kuballa, T.; Bunzel, M.* Non-targeted analysis of lipid extracts using 1H NMR spectroscopy combined with multivariate statistical analysis to discriminate between the animal species of raw and processed meat. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2022, 70. 7230-7239. Analysis of lipid extracts

Kanbar, A.*; Schäfer, D.S.; Keller, J.; Nick, P.; Bunzel, M. Towards bioeconomy of a multipurpose cereal: Cell wall chemistry of sorghum is largely buffered against stem sugar content. Cereal Chem., 2022, 99,786-801. Cell wall chemistry of sorghum

Fels, L.; Bunzel, M.* Application of accelerated HSQC experiments of the rapid quantification of monosaccharides and disaccharids in dairy products. Magn. Res. Chem., 2022, 60, 692-701. Application of accelerarted HSQC experiments

Steigerwald, H.; Blanco-Perez, F.; Albrecht, M.; Bender, C.; Wangorsch, A.; Endreß, H.-U.; Bunzel, M.; Mayorga, C., José Torres, M., Scheurer, S.*, Vieths, S. Does the food ingredient pectin provide a risk for patients allergic to non-specific lipid-transfer proteins? Foods 2022, 11, 13 (16 pages). Food ingredient pectin

2021

Silva, A.M.; Félix, L.M.; Teixeira, I.; Martins-Gomes, C.; Schäfer, J.; Souto, E.B.; Santos, D.J.; Bunzel, M.; Nunes, F.M. Orange thyme: phytochemical profiling, in vitro bioactivities of extracts and potential health benefits. Food Chem.: X  2021, 12, 100171 (10 pages). Orange thyme

Gottstein, V.; Bernhardt, M.; Dilger, E.; Keller, J.; Breitling-Utzmann, C.M.; Schwarz, S.; Kuballa, T.; Lachenmeier, D.W.; Bunzel, M.* Coffee silver skin: Chemical characterization with special consideration of dietary fiber and heat-induced contaminants. Foods 2021, 10, 1705 (18 pages). Coffee silver skin

Yu, X.; Hu, X.; Mirza, M.; Wernet, N., Kirschhöfer, F.; Brenner-Weiß.; Keller, Judith; Bunzel, M.; Fischer, R.* Fatal attraction of Caenorhabditis elegans to predatory fungi through 6-methyl-salicylic acid. Nature Comm. 2021, 12, 5462 (10 pages). Fatal attraction of Caenorhabditis elegans

Steck, J.; Kaufhold, L.; Bunzel, M.* Structural profiling of xyloglucans from food plants by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with parallel pulsed amperometric and mass spectrometric detection. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2021, 69, 8838-8849. Structural profiling of xyloglucans

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 pectin. Food Hydrocoll. 2021, 121,106968. Acid-extracted sugar beet pectin

Schmid, V.; Trabert, A.; Keller, J.; Bunzel, M.; Karbstein, H.P.; Emin, M.A.* Defined shear and heat treatment of apple pomace: Impact on dietary fiber structures and functional properties. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 2021, 247, 2109-2122. Defined shear and heat treatment

Junker, F.; Michalski, K.; Guthausen, G.; Bunzel, M.* Characterization of covalent, feruloylated polysaccharide gels by pulsed field gradient-stimulated echo (PFG-STE)-NMR. Carbohydr. Polym., 2021,118232 (10 pages). Characterization of polysaccharide gels

Schmid, V.; Trabert, A.; Schäfer, J.; Bunzel, M.; Karbstein, H.P.; Emin, M.A.* Functionalization of enzymatically treated apple pomace from juice production by extrusion processing, Foods 2021, 10, 485 (21 pages). Extrusion processing

Kanbar, A.*, Shakeri, E.; Alhajturki, D.; Riemann, M.; Bunzel, M.; Tomasi Morgano, M.; Stapf, D.; Nick, P. Sweet versus grain sorghum: Differential sugar transport and accumulation are linked with vascular bundle architecture. Ind. Crops Prod. 2021, 113550 (14 pages). Sweet versus grain sorghum

Schmid, V.; Steck, J.; Mayer-Miebach, E.*; Behsnilian, D.; Bunzel, M.; Karbstein, H.P.; Emin, M.A. Extrusion processing of pure chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) pomace: Impact on dietary fiber profile and bioactive compounds. Foods 2021, 10, 518 (19 pages). Extrusion of pure chokeberry pomace

Kohn, B.N.; Bunzel, M.* Zearalenone-malonyl-glucosides as phase II metabolites in plant cell suspension cultures. Cereal Chem. 2021, 89, 175-182. Zearalenone-malonyl-glucosides

Kohn, B.N.; Gottmann, J.; Schäfer, J.; Bunzel, M.* Absorption and metabolism of modified mycotoxins of alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether, and zearalenone in Caco-2 cells. Cereal Chem., 2021, 98, 109-122. Modified mycotoxins