Chemists have long had a fascination with controlling and extending nature's biosynthetic dexterity. The emergence in the 1980s of combinatorial chemistry as a way to rapidly and efficiently produce ...

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark ...

Prodiginines are a family of tripyrrole, red pigments which are attracting increasing interest because of their immunosuppressive and anticancer activities. Currently prodigiosin and a synthetic ...

The crucial step of cyclisation to nepetalactol — the basic structure of all iridoids — was still missing. Sarah O'Connor, head of the Natural Product Biosynthesis Department at the Max Planck ...

A comprehensive framework for utilizing G. lingzhi as a medicinal model mushroom, integrating multi-omics technologies, molecular mechanisms, and practical applications. T2T: telomere to telomere; MVA ...

Protein biosynthesis (Synthesis) is the process in which cells build proteins. The term is sometimes used to refer only to protein translation but more often it refers to a multi-step process, ...

Together with the organizing committee and the Royal Society of Chemistry, I would like to extend a warm invitation to join us in Manchester from 29 June to 1 July 2026 for the next edition of the ...

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 ...

Reviewed by Michael Greenwood, M.Sc. Cholesterol is a multi-functional lipid that has been studied heavily for many years. It is essential to several aspects of neuronal, immune, hepatocyte (liver) ...

Serotonin is an example of a monoamine neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger that is passed between nerve cells. This hormone is mainly found in the gastrointestinal tract, the platelets and the ...

Until now, a crucial step in the biosynthesis of iridoids, a class of plant defense substances that are also medically relevant, had remained undiscovered. A team from the Max Planck Institute for ...

Multivariate analyses segmented the aging process into four stages, revealing trends in aroma changes and highlighting key aroma-active compounds. Researchers utilized HS-SPME-GC-MS combined with ...