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Dirk W. Lachenmeier

Dirk W. Lachenmeier

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Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
11304
World Ranking
8623
National Ranking
622

Overview

Dirk W. Lachenmeier is a researcher primarily affiliated with TU Dresden in Germany. Their work spans several interconnected fields within medicine and food sciences, with a particular focus on the pharmacological and toxicological aspects of various substances.

The main fields of study in which they have published include Medicine, with an emphasis on subfields such as Pharmacology, Food Science, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Plant Science, and Molecular Biology. These areas highlight their interdisciplinary approach integrating biological and chemical sciences.

The research topics frequently addressed by Dirk W. Lachenmeier cover diverse subjects including:

  • Coffee research and impacts
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Tea Polyphenols and Effects
  • GABA and Rice Research
  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis

Their publication record features multiple recent papers spanning from 2020 to 2023 in a range of journals. Notable papers include:

  • "A Review of Coffee By-Products Including Leaf, Flower, Cherry, Husk, Silver Skin, and Spent Grounds as Novel Foods within the European Union" (2020), published in Foods
  • "Conversion of Cannabidiol (CBD) into Psychotropic Cannabinoids Including Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC): A Controversy in the Scientific Literature" (2020), published in Toxics
  • "Carcinogenicity of acrolein, crotonaldehyde, and arecoline" (2020), published in The Lancet Oncology
  • "Carcinogenicity of aspartame, methyleugenol, and isoeugenol" (2023), published in The Lancet Oncology
  • "Is Alcohol an "Essential Good" During COVID-19? Yes, but Only as a Disinfectant!" (2020), published in Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

Dirk W. Lachenmeier has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Stephan G. Walch
  • Steffen Schwarz
  • Constanze Sproll
  • Thomas Kuballa
  • Andreas Scharinger

Their work is frequently published in notable journals and platforms such as Foods, Preprints.org, Lebensmittelchemie, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and F1000Research, indicating engagement with a spectrum of open access and peer-reviewed scientific venues.

Best Publications

  • Rapid quality control of spirit drinks and beer using multivariate data analysis of Fourier transform infrared spectra

    Dirk W. Lachenmeier

  • Alcohol consumption and ethyl carbamate

    Naomi Allen;Lucy M. Anderson;Frederick A. Beland;Jacques Bénichou

  • HPLC analysis and safety assessment of coumarin in foods

    Constanze Sproll;Winfried Ruge;Claudia Andlauer;Rolf Godelmann

  • A systematic review of the epidemiology of unrecorded alcohol consumption and the chemical composition of unrecorded alcohol

    Jürgen Rehm;Shalini Kailasapillai;Elisabeth Larsen;Maximilien X. Rehm

  • The role of acetaldehyde outside ethanol metabolism in the carcinogenicity of alcoholic beverages : Evidence from a large chemical survey

    Dirk W. Lachenmeier;Eva-Maria Sohnius

  • Unrecorded consumption, quality of alcohol and health consequences

    Jürgen T. Rehm;Fotis Kanteres;Dirk W. Lachenmeier

  • Electronic cigarettes: overview of chemical composition and exposure estimation

    Jürgen Hahn;Yulia B Monakhova;Julia Hengen;Matthias Kohl-Himmelseher

  • Defining maximum levels of higher alcohols in alcoholic beverages and surrogate alcohol products.

    Dirk W. Lachenmeier;Simone Haupt;Katja Schulz

  • NMR-Spectroscopy for Nontargeted Screening and Simultaneous Quantification of Health-Relevant Compounds in Foods: The Example of Melamine

    Dirk W. Lachenmeier;Eberhard Humpfer;Fang Fang;Birk Schütz

  • Carcinogenic compounds in alcoholic beverages: an update.

    Tabea Pflaum;Thomas Hausler;Claudia Baumung;Svenja Ackermann

  • Analysis of heat-induced contaminants (acrylamide, chloropropanols and furan) in carbohydrate-rich food

    Thomas Wenzl;Dirk W. Lachenmeier;Vural Gökmen

  • Rapid approach to identify the presence of Arabica and Robusta species in coffee using 1H NMR spectroscopy.

    Yulia B. Monakhova;Winfried Ruge;Thomas Kuballa;Maren Ilse

  • Quantification of selected volatile constituents and anions in Mexican Agave spirits (Tequila, Mezcal, Sotol, Bacanora).

    Dirk W. Lachenmeier;Eva-Maria Sohnius;Rainer Attig;Mercedes G. Lopez

  • Automated headspace solid-phase dynamic extraction for the determination of amphetamines and synthetic designer drugs in hair samples

    Frank Musshoff;Dirk W. Lachenmeier;Lars Kroener;Burkhard Madea

  • Thujone—Cause of absinthism?

    Dirk W. Lachenmeier;J. Emmert;T. Kuballa;G. Sartor

  • Automated determination of ethyl carbamate in stone-fruit spirits using headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Dirk W. Lachenmeier;Uta Nerlich;Thomas Kuballa

  • Rapid UHPLC determination of polyphenols in aqueous infusions of Salvia officinalis L. (sage tea).

    Benno F. Zimmermann;Stephan G. Walch;Laura Ngaba Tinzoh;Wolf Stühlinger

  • Automated headspace solid-phase dynamic extraction for the determination of cannabinoids in hair samples.

    Frank Musshoff;Dirk W Lachenmeier;Lars Kroener;Burkhard Madea

  • Determination of cannabinoids in hemp food products by use of headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    Dirk W. Lachenmeier;Lars Kroener;Frank Musshoff;Burkhard Madea

  • Quality control of beer using high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and multivariate analysis

    Dirk W Lachenmeier;Willi Frank;Eberhard Humpfer;Hartmut Schäfer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Rehm
Jürgen Rehm University of Toronto
Peter J. Anderson
Peter J. Anderson Monash University
Manfred Spraul
Manfred Spraul University of Aveiro
Robin Room
Robin Room La Trobe University
Gerhard Gmel
Gerhard Gmel University of Lausanne
Kurt Straif
Kurt Straif International Agency For Research On Cancer
Mercedes López
Mercedes López University of Leon
Burkhard Luy
Burkhard Luy Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Frederick A. Beland
Frederick A. Beland National Center for Toxicological Research
Jiri Zavadil
Jiri Zavadil International Agency For Research On Cancer

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