The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway of ipecacuanha alkaloids shows how two distantly related plant species could develop the same substance independently Plants produce an enormous abundance ...

Introduction: Aconitum pendulum is a well-known Tibetan medicine that possesses abundant diterpenoid alkaloids (DAs) with high medicinal value. However, due to the complicated structures of DAs and ...

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 ...

Making chemical handles that latch onto amino acids is a strategy used to make covalent drugs, antibody-drug conjugates, and biochemical probes. Cysteine and lysine are common points of attachment, ...

Tetrahydropapaverine (THP) and papaverine are plant natural products with clinically significant roles. THP is a precursor in the production of the drugs atracurium and cisatracurium, and papaverine ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Researchers at Qufu Normal University studied alkaloid accumulation in Heuchera micrantha, a plant known for its environmental adaptability They identified 44 different alkaloid metabolites in the ...

A research team has made process in understanding benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), highlighting their presence in various tissues and their potential for novel drug ...

An international team of researchers has demonstrated that genetically engineered yeast cells can produce the natural plant product alstonine, which has shown positive effects in treating ...

Plants have evolved to produce an abundance of neuroactive small molecules. Many major classes of these compounds are derived from the amino acid lysine, including the Lycopodium alkaloids, which are ...

Real time reverse transcriptase PCR of the mRNA encoding tryptophan decarboxylase, anthranilate synthase, strictosidine synthase, strictosidine glucosidase and Orca3. Levels of these genes are ...