Researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have uncovered the long-elusive biosynthetic pathway of glycitein, a key soybean ...

Biphenomycins, natural products derived from bacteria, show excellent antimicrobial activity, but have long remained out of reach for drug development. The main obstacle was the limited understanding ...

Vitamin A, also known as retinoids, is an essential fat-soluble vitamin with critical roles in vision, bone health, immune function, and skin maintenance. Retinol, the active form, is widely used in ...

The study reports a potential pathway for isoleucine biosynthesis mediated by the underground activity of AHASII, which converts glyoxylate and pyruvate to 2-ketobutyrate. While the findings are ...

Melanin is a dark macromolecule found in organisms ranging from animals to fungi and plants. In fungi, melanin is a secondary metabolite that is not essential per se for growth but does provide ...

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), CAS, Shanghai 200032, China State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology ...

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) was used to detect the chemical components of natural musk, harvested from forest musk deer at multiple stages of maturity. This research combines ...

Polymers are one of the most important elements of modern-day society, particularly in the form of plastics. Unfortunately most common polymers are derived from fossil resources, which not only makes ...

A recent study has made significant strides in uncovering how the oral microbiome, particularly the bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum, plays a crucial role in the progression of oral squamous cell ...

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