, 2015 Bacteriocins are peptide-derived molecules produced by bacteria, whose recently-discovered functions include virulence factors and signalling molecules as well as their better known roles as antibiotics.
Freed, Stefan D +3 more
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Hazel (Corylus avellana L.) as a New Source of Taxol and Taxanes
Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2012 Taxol is used to treatment of variety cancers including ovarian, breast, lung, head and neck carcinomas and the AIDS-related Karposi’s carcinoma, and was originally obtained from bark of taxus brevifolia.
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Acetylation‐Deacetylation‐Driven Natural Product Biosynthesis
ChemistryEurope, Volume 3, Issue 4, July 14, 2025.This review summarizes the role of acetylation‐deacetylation in natural product biosynthesis, including acetylation followed by deacetylation after several biosynthetic steps, acetylation‐mediated rearrangement, acetylation‐triggered elimination, and the acetylation cycle as a regulatory mechanism. These processes are vital for the formation of complex
Huibin Wang, Ikuro Abe
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Semi-dwarfism and lodging tolerance in tef (Eragrostis tef) is linked to a mutation in the α-Tubulin 1 gene [PDF]
, 2017 The semi-dwarf and lodging-tolerant kegne mutant linked to defects in microtubule orientation has the potential to enhance the productivity of an African orphan crop tef (Eragrostis ...
Assefa, Kebebew +7 more
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Methyl Jasmonate Regulates Podophyllotoxin Accumulation in Podophyllum hexandrum by Altering the ROS-Responsive Podophyllotoxin Pathway Gene Expression Additionally through the Down Regulation of Few Interfering miRNAs [PDF]
, 2017 Podophylloxin (ptox), primarily obtained from Podophyllum hexandrum, is the precursor for semi-synthetic anticancer drugs viz. etoposide, etopophos, and teniposide.
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Chemical Components of the Dried Latex of Euphorbia resinifera Berg and Its Medicinal Features
Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 22, Issue 7, July 2025.ABSTRACT A great deal of research has been carried out on the latex of Euphorbia resinifera Berg, which is an important source of several compounds of therapeutic and medicinal interest. Extraction, synthesis, and hemi synthesis pathways continue to reveal the existence of other new products with anticancer, antioxidant, antidiuretic, and antimalarial ...
Doaa Hammad +5 more
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Artemisinin: From Chinese Herbal Medicine to Modern Chemotherapy [PDF]
, 2019 Malaria is a disease that has blighted humankind since early times. The first antimalarial treatment available to Europeans was the dried bark of the cinchona tree from Peru. The main problem in its use was adulteration by other material.
Butler, Anthony
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Use of endophytic fungi in the Taxol anticancer drug production
Biotecnología Vegetal, 2014 Taxol is a drug used in the chemotherapy of breast, lung, ovarian, prostate, liver cancers, and in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Taxol is obtained from Taxus spp. trees. It is found in low concentrations in the bark, needles and roots.
Hebert Jair Barrales-Cureño +1 more
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Cancer
MedComm, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2025.Persistent ER stress in tumors activates UPR sensors (IRE1α, PERK, ATF6), driving cancer proliferation, metastasis, immune evasion, and drug resistance. This review explores UPR‐mediated signaling crosstalk, angiogenesis, and therapeutic targeting to develop safer anticancer strategies.
Ruixin Zhou +5 more
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Dual Induction of New Microbial Secondary Metabolites by Fungal Bacterial Co-cultivation [PDF]
, 2017 We thank the College of Physical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, for provision of infrastructure and facilities in the Marine Biodiscovery Centre.
Ebel, Rainer +4 more
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