Artificial biosynthetic pathways are typically assembled and optimized progressively, from earlier to later steps. This commentary highlights the potential of an alternate regressive method for ...

Biosynthetic pathways for secondary metabolites usually make many products, not just one. In this Commentary, we consider why molecular promiscuity might be an evolutionarily advantageous feature ...

A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more ...

Houttuynia cordata, commonly known as yuxingcao, has been a key ingredient in traditional medicine for centuries, valued for ...

A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more ...

The biosynthetic pathway of specific steroidal compounds in nightshade plants (such as potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants) ...

Anabolic – this type of pathway requires energy and is used to build up large molecules from smaller ones (biosynthesis). Catabolic – this type of pathway releases energy and is used to break ...

Scientists have discovered a way to remove toxic compounds from potatoes, making them safer to eat and easier to store. The ...

1.AmagaiK., Ikeda H., Hashimoto J., Kozone I., Izumikawa M., Kudo F., Eguchi T., Nakamura T., Osada H., Takahashi S., and Kazuo Shin-ya K.: "Identification of gene ...