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Bioprospecting Red Sea Coastal Ecosystems for Culturable Microorganisms and Their Antimicrobial Potential

Marine Drugs, 2016
Microorganisms that inhabit unchartered unique soil such as in the highly saline and hot Red Sea lagoons on the Saudi Arabian coastline, represent untapped sources of potentially new bioactive compounds.
Soha Al-Amoudi, Magbubah Essack, Marta F. Simões, Salim Bougouffa, Irina Soloviev, John A. C. Archer, Feras F. Lafi, Vladimir B. Bajic   +7 more
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Delineating genetic regulation of cannabinoid biosynthesis during female flower development in Cannabis sativa

Plant Direct, 2022
Cannabinoids are predominantly produced in the glandular trichomes on cannabis female flowers. There is little known on how cannabinoid biosynthesis is regulated during female flower development.
Peter V. Apicella, Lauren B. Sands, Yi Ma, Gerald A. Berkowitz   +3 more
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Genomic Based Analysis of the Biocontrol Species Trichoderma harzianum: A Model Resource of Structurally Diverse Pharmaceuticals and Biopesticides

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Fungi represents a rich repository of taxonomically restricted, yet chemically diverse, secondary metabolites that are synthesised via specific metabolic pathways.
Suhad A. A. Al-Salihi, Fabrizio Alberti
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An integrated omics analysis reveals the gene expression profiles of maize, castor bean, and rapeseed for seed oil biosynthesis

BMC Plant Biology, 2022
Background Seed storage lipids are valuable for human diet and for the sustainable development of mankind. In recent decades, many lipid metabolism genes and pathways have been identified, but the molecular mechanisms that underlie differences in seed ...
Nian Liu, Jing Liu, Shihang Fan, Hongfang Liu, Xue-Rong Zhou, Wei Hua, Ming Zheng   +6 more
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Global regulation of nucleotide biosynthetic genes by c-Myc. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2008
The c-Myc transcription factor is a master regulator and integrates cell proliferation, cell growth and metabolism through activating thousands of target genes.
Yen-Chun Liu, Feng Li, Jesse Handler, Cheng Ran Lisa Huang, Yan Xiang, Nicola Neretti, John M Sedivy, Karen I Zeller, Chi V Dang   +8 more
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Functional Analysis of Sterol O-Acyltransferase Involved in the Biosynthetic Pathway of Pachymic Acid in Wolfiporia cocos

Molecules, 2021
Pachymic acid from Wolfiporia cocos possesses important medicinal values including anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, invigorating, anti-rejection, anti-tumor, and antioxidant activities.
Wenjun Zhu, Ying Liu, Jing Tang, Heping Liu, Naliang Jing, Fengfeng Li, Ran Xu, Shaohua Shu   +7 more
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Plastidial and ER Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis in a Growth Phase-Dependent Manner in the Heterokont Nannochloropsis oceanica

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Though microalgae have been considered the potential resource for lipid production, native strains are unable to meet the industrial demand. Here, we aim to uncover the complex molecular relationship between algal growth and lipid accumulation ...
Dan Huang, Da-Wei Li, Srinivasan Balamurugan, Jian-Wei Zheng, Wan-Jun Liu, Li-Gong Zou, Wei-Dong Yang, Jie-Sheng Liu, Hong-Ye Li   +8 more
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Screening and Transcriptional Analysis of Polyketide Synthases and Non-ribosomal Peptide Synthetases in Bacterial Strains From Krubera–Voronja Cave

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Identification of novel bioactive compounds represents an important field in modern biomedical research. Microorganisms of the underexplored environments, such as deserts, hot springs, oceans, and caves are highly promising candidates for screening such ...
Dominykas Bukelskis, Daiva Dabkeviciene, Laima Lukoseviciute, Airidas Bucelis, Ignas Kriaučiūnas, Jolanta Lebedeva, Nomeda Kuisiene   +6 more
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Reference gene selection for real‐time quantitative PCR assays in different tissues of Huperzia serrata based on full‐length transcriptome sequencing

Plant Direct, 2021
Huperzia serrata (H. serrata) produces various types of effective lycopodium alkaloids, especially Huperzine A (HupA), which is a promising drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Yanping Fu, Fei Niu, Hui Jia, Yanli Wang, Bin Guo, Yahui Wei   +5 more
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Riboflavin Accumulation and Molecular Characterization of cDNAs Encoding Bifunctional GTP Cyclohydrolase II/3,4-Dihydroxy-2-Butanone 4-Phosphate Synthase, Lumazine Synthase, and Riboflavin Synthase in Different Organs of Lycium chinense Plant

Molecules, 2014
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is the precursor of flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide—essential cofactors for a wide variety of enzymes involving in numerous metabolic processes.
Pham Anh Tuan, Shicheng Zhao, Jae Kwang Kim, Yeon Bok Kim, Jingli Yang, Cheng Hao Li, Sun-Ju Kim, Mariadhas Valan Arasu, Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Sang Un Park   +9 more
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