Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Degradation Mechanisms in Solanaceous Vegetables: A Review
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2018 Anthocyanins are a group of polyphenolic pigments that are ubiquitously found in the plant kingdom. In plants, anthocyanins play a role not only in reproduction, by attracting pollinators and seed dispersers, but also in protection against various ...
Y. Liu +5 more
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A 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate 3-Phosphate Synthase Functions as a Transcriptional Repressor in Populus. [PDF]
, 2018 Long-lived perennial plants, with distinctive habits of inter-annual growth, defense, and physiology, are of great economic and ecological importance.
Barros-Rios, Jaime +28 more
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A review on biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and their biocidal properties
Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2018 Use of silver and silver salts is as old as human civilization but the fabrication of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) has only recently been recognized.
K. S. Siddiqi, A. Husen, R. Rao
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Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundSmoking is a major public health issue worldwide, particularly in China where it is linked to serious diseases like lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. The genetic basis of nicotine metabolism, which varies significantly between Chinese and
Wanwan Ma +15 more
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FabR regulates Salmonella biofilm formation via its direct target FabB [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Biofilm formation is an important survival strategy of Salmonella in all environments. By mutant screening, we showed a knock-out mutant of fabR, encoding a repressor of unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis (UFA), to have impaired biofilm ...
De Coster, David +8 more
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Arzanol, a prenylated heterodimeric phloroglucinyl pyrone, inhibits eicosanoid biosynthesis and exhibits anti-inflammatory efficacy in vivo. [PDF]
, 2011 Based on its capacity to inhibit in vitro HIV-1 replication in T cells and the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines in monocytes, the prenylated heterodimeric phloroglucinyl α-pyrone arzanol was identified as the major anti-inflammatory and anti-viral ...
Appendino G +8 more
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Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2018 Natural product discovery is pivot for drug development, however, this endeavor is often challenged by the wide inactivation or silence of natural products biosynthetic pathways.
Xiaoli Yan +8 more
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Complex regulation of the aflatoxin biosynthesis gene cluster of Aspergillus flavus in relation to various combinations of water activity and temperature [PDF]
, 2009 A microarray analysis was performed to study the effect of varying combinations of water activity and temperature on the activation of aflatoxin biosynthesis genes in Aspergillus flavus grown on YES medium. Generally A.
Abdel-Hadi, Ahmed +3 more
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Natural Products from Mangrove Actinomycetes
Marine Drugs, 2014 Mangroves are woody plants located in tropical and subtropical intertidal coastal regions. The mangrove ecosystem is becoming a hot spot for natural product discovery and bioactivity survey.
Dong-Bo Xu +4 more
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Tocopherol and plastoquinone synthesis in spinach chloroplasts subfractions [PDF]
, 1980 Subfractions isolated from intact purified spinach chloroplasts are able to prenylate the aromatic moiety of -tocopherol and plastoquinone-9 precursors. The biosynthesis of -tocopherol and plastoquinone-9 is a compartmentalized process.
Bickel +21 more
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