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Gerhard Jahreis is affiliated with Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany. The scientist's research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work encompasses multiple subfields, including Plant Science, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Physiology.

Gerhard Jahreis's research interests cover a range of topics such as:

  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

The scientist has contributed to several recent publications, detailing findings in nutrition and biochemistry. Selected papers include:

  • "Individual participant data (IPD)-level meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials with vitamin D-fortified foods to estimate Dietary Reference Values for vitamin D" (2020) published in the European Journal of Nutrition
  • "Source of Vitamin B12 in plants of the Lemnaceae family and its production by duckweed-associated bacteria" (2024) published in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
  • "Dietary PUFA Preferably Modify Ethanolamine-Containing Glycerophospholipids of the Human Plasma Lipidome" (2022) published in Nutrients
  • "Source of Vitamin B12 in Plants of the Lemnaceae Family and its Production by Duckweed-Associated Bacteria" (2024) published in SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Christine Dawczynski, Kenneth Acosta, Naho Okamoto, Kyohei Koseki, and Shawn Sorrels.

Gerhard Jahreis publishes regularly in journals such as:

  • European Journal of Nutrition
  • Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
  • Nutrients
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Amino acids, fatty acids, and dietary fibre in edible seaweed products

    Christine Dawczynski;Rainer Schubert;Gerhard Jahreis

  • Long-term consumption of fermented dairy products over 6 months increases HDL cholesterol

    G Kiessling;J Schneider;G Jahreis

  • Nutritional value of duckweeds (Lemnaceae) as human food

    Klaus J. Appenroth;K. Sowjanya Sree;Volker Böhm;Simon Hammann

  • Differences in CLA isomer distribution of cow's milk lipids.

    Jana Kraft;Marius Collomb;Peter Möckel;Robert Sieber

  • Conjugated linoleic acid in milk fat: High variation depending on production system

    Gerhard Jahreis;Jan Fritsche;Hans Steinhart

  • Analysis of conjugated linoleic acid and trans 18:1 isomers in synthetic and animal products

    John K G Kramer;Cristina Cruz-Hernandez;Zeyuan Deng;Jianqiang Zhou

  • Survey of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish and fish products

    Claudia Strobel;Gerhard Jahreis;Katrin Kuhnt

  • The fate of forage plant DNA in farm animals: a collaborative case-study investigating cattle and chicken fed recombinant plant material

    Ralf Einspanier;Andreas Klotz;Jana Kraft;Karen Aulrich

  • On the human consumption of the red seaweed dulse ( Palmaria palmata (L.) Weber & Mohr)

    Ole G. Mouritsen;Christine Dawczynski;Lars Duelund;Gerhard Jahreis

  • Nutritional Value of the Duckweed Species of the Genus Wolffia (Lemnaceae) as Human Food.

    Klaus J. Appenroth;K. Sowjanya Sree;Manuela Bog;Josef Ecker

  • The immune system in healthy adults and patients with atopic dermatitis seems to be affected differently by a probiotic intervention

    A. Roessler;U. Friedrich;H. Vogelsang;A. Bauer

  • Lactobacillus acidophilus 74-2 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis DGCC 420 modulate unspecific cellular immune response in healthy adults.

    A Klein;U Friedrich;H Vogelsang;G Jahreis

  • Nutritional and toxicological importance of macro, trace, and ultra-trace elements in algae food products.

    Christine Dawczynski;Ulrich Schäfer;Matthias Leiterer;Gerhard Jahreis

  • Influence of probiotic sausage (Lactobacillus paracasei) on blood lipids and immunological parameters of healthy volunteers

    G Jahreis;H Vogelsang;G Kiessling;R Schubert

  • The potential anticarcinogenic conjugated linoleic acid, cis-9,trans-11 C18:2, in milk of different species: Cow, goat, ewe, sow, mare, woman

    G. Jahreis;J. Fritsche;P. Möckel;F. Schöne

  • Influence of thermal treatment of rapeseed on the canolol content

    Astrid Spielmeyer;Andreas Wagner;Gerhard Jahreis

  • Cholesterol Metabolism Is Affected by Calcium Phosphate Supplementation in Humans

    Bianka Ditscheid;Sylvia Keller;Gerhard Jahreis

  • Butyrate is only one of several growth inhibitors produced during gut flora-mediated fermentation of dietary fibre sources.

    Beyer-Sehlmeyer G;Glei M;Hartmann E;Hughes R

  • Cis-9,trans-11-Conjugated Linoleic Acid Inhibits Allergic Sensitization and Airway Inflammation via a PPARγ-Related Mechanism in Mice

    Anke Jaudszus;Martin Krokowski;Peter Möckel;Yasemin Darcan

  • Determination of underivatised sterols and bile acid trimethyl silyl ether methyl esters by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-single ion monitoring in faeces.

    Sylvia Keller;Gerhard Jahreis

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Meyer
Ulrich Meyer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Sven Dänicke
Sven Dänicke Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Volker Böhm
Volker Böhm Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Hans Steinhart
Hans Steinhart Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Beatrice L. Pool-Zobel
Beatrice L. Pool-Zobel Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Heiner Niemann
Heiner Niemann Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Eckard Hamelmann
Eckard Hamelmann Bielefeld University
John K. G. Kramer
John K. G. Kramer Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Walter Vetter
Walter Vetter University of Hohenheim
Samar Basu
Samar Basu Uppsala University

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