Biologists from the University of York (UK) have discovered enzymes that catalyze the biosynthesis of alkaloids in a number ...

Macrolides are an important class of antibiotics that includes drugs such as azithromycin and erythromycin, which are widely ...

A research team has uncovered and rebuilt a previously elusive plant pathway that produces oxindole alkaloids—a rare and ...

Lab-scale production of medicarpin in yeast heralds another manufacturing option for this natural anti-tumor agent.

A research team has uncovered and reconstructed the complete biosynthetic pathway of polyphyllin II—a potent anticancer ...

Plant biology has long recognized the significance of surface lipid barriers—namely cuticles and suberin—as fundamental adaptations for terrestrial life.

Triterpenoid saponins are key bioactive compounds responsible for the medicinal value of many plants, yet how plants regulate the balance between saponin production and sterol biosynthesis has ...

Researchers identify the crucial protein for controlling the biosynthesis of steroidal glycoalkaloids and saponins in plants of the genus Solanum and for the first time demonstrate the ecological role ...

Prof. ZHOU Yongjin's team from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. Martin ...