Research Articles
Nature's Pharmacy: Engineering the Alkaloid Pathways of Plants
Exploring how plant alkaloid biosynthesis is being engineered for sustainable drug discovery and production through biotechnology.
From Thunder God Vine to Modern Medicine: The Journey of Celastrol
Explore the fascinating journey of celastrol, from traditional Chinese medicine to modern drug development, including biosynthesis, mechanisms, and therapeutic potential.
The Hidden Factory: How a Bacterial Gene Cluster Creates a Natural Wonder Drug
Discover how Burkholderia rhizoxina's gene cluster produces rhizoxin, challenging long-held beliefs about fungal natural products
The Tiny Factories: How Nanomaterial Scaffolds Are Supercharging Enzyme Cascades
Discover how nanomaterial scaffolding is revolutionizing enzyme cascades for efficient chemical production in this engaging scientific exploration.
The Hidden Chemistry of Nature: How Plants Brew Their Own Defense Arsenal
Explore the fascinating world of natural product chemistry and how plants create sophisticated defense compounds that have protected them for millennia and healed humans for centuries.
The Green Engine: Unraveling How Plants Grow
Discover how gibberellins and the early-13-hydroxylation pathway control plant growth and development in this comprehensive scientific exploration.
The Secret Language of Plants: Decoding Nature's Chemical Masterpieces
Explore the fascinating world of natural products chemistry and discover how plants create complex chemical compounds for defense, communication, and survival.
Nature's Secret Shortcut: The FAD-Driven Magic Behind Life's Complex Molecules
Discover how FAD-dependent enzymes catalyze intermolecular [4+2] cycloadditions to create complex natural products like antibiotics and anti-cancer drugs.
The Hidden War: How Plants Wage Chemical Warfare to Survive
Discover the secret world of secondary metabolites—the molecules that give us coffee, cure diseases, and color our world.
Unveiling Bicyclomycin: How Nature Builds a Unique Antibiotic
Discover how scientists decoded the molecular masterpiece of bicyclomycin biosynthesis, a unique antibiotic effective against drug-resistant bacteria.