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Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Microalgae are increasingly recognised as powerful platforms for the sustainable production of lipids and terpenoids, with expanding applications in the food, fuel and biomanufacturing industries. In this updated review, we consolidate and critically assess the most recent advances in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering of key ...
Ty Shitanaka +6 more
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Bioactive Compounds From Torbangun [Plectranthus Amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng] Chloroform Fraction Induce Apoptosis in Breast Cancer (Mcf-7 Cells) in Vitro [PDF]
, 2017 Torbangun (Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng) is a medicinal plant that has been traditionally used in tropical countries to cure various illnesses.
Andarwulan, N. (Nuri) +3 more
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Functional Characterization and Evolution of the Isotuberculosinol Operon in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Related Mycobacteria [PDF]
, 2012 Terpenoid metabolites are important to the cellular function, structural integrity, and pathogenesis of the human-specific pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).
Davenport, Emily +4 more
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Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Plants are promising bioreactor for the sustainable and scalable production of high‐value natural bioactive compounds, because they can synthesise phytochemicals from CO2, light, water and minerals through their innate photosynthetic carbon assimilation machinery.
Xuan Sun +8 more
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Levels of cafestol, kahweol, and related diterpenoids in wild species of the coffee plant coffea [PDF]
, 1997 Specific fatty acids and sterols in food composites from seven countries were analyzed. In the 1960s, groups of 8 to 49 men from 16 cohorts, ages 40–59 years and living in the United States, Finland, the Netherlands, Italy, Greece, the former Yugoslavia,
Bovenkamp, P. van de +5 more
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Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The synthesis and accumulation of active ingredients in medicinal plants are distributed in specific organs, tissues, and cell types, which are important for the exploitation of medicinal plants. However, the fine distribution of active ingredients is difficult to know. Here, the system of mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) integrated with single‐
HaiSheng Zeng +14 more
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PharmaceuticalsBackground/Objectives: Leishmaniasis, a neglected disease caused by Leishmania spp. including L. amazonensis, urgently requires new treatments. Polyalthic acid (PA), a natural diterpene from Copaifera spp., has previously demonstrated significant ...
Ana Carolina Bolela Bovo Candido +7 more
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Pushing the limits of concertedness. A waltz of wandering carbocations. [PDF]
, 2019 Among the array of complex terpene-forming carbocation cyclization/rearrangement reactions, the so-called "triple shift" reactions are among the most unexpected.
Castiñeira Reis, Marta +3 more
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Towards elucidating carnosic acid biosynthesis in Lamiaceae: Functional characterization of the three first steps of the pathway in Salvia fruticosa and Rosmarinus officinalis [PDF]
, 2015 Carnosic acid (CA) is a phenolic diterpene with anti-tumour, anti-diabetic, antibacterial and neuroprotective properties that is produced by a number of species from several genera of the Lamiaceae family, including Salvia fruticosa (Cretan sage) and ...
Božić, Dragana +17 more
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Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gene pyramiding in crop varieties offers a promising strategy to achieve sustainable production and reduce reliance on pesticides. However, stacking resistance genes without understanding their biological functions may result in transient protection.
Romane Lapous +6 more
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