However, the process by which fungi synthesize some of their most potent compounds remains opaque. This is especially true of cyclopentachromone, a key building block in fungal products whose ...

Scientists plan to borrow nature’s tools to develop and study fungal compounds further, which could lead to the development of new drugs.

Because of its potent greenhouse properties, methane gas is a significant contributor to climate change. It also feeds ...

The anti-cancer molecule salinosporamide A, also called Marizomb, is in Phase III clinical trials to treat glioblastoma, a brain cancer. Scientists now for the first time understand the enzyme-driven ...

Chemists at University College London have shown how two of biology's most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) ...

Researchers from The University of Osaka invent an eco-friendly way to make a novel molecule, with applied applications, ...

However, these compounds are hard to isolate and study ... such as the dust clouds where stars and planets form. "You have this compact, carbon-oxygen molecule that just really wants to go 'boom,'" ...

A new synthesis method makes guava compounds widely available. It holds promise against deadly liver cancer. Many modern medicines owe their origins to natural sources. One well-known example is ...

Researchers found that an increased inactivation efficiency rate was linked to greater drug potency, but only to a certain point. Eventually, as the TCIs worked faster, their potency plateaued and the ...

Researchers at Penn Engineering have decoded the genetic blueprint of Penicillium citrinum, a common citrus mold, to uncover how nature produces cyclopentachromone — a key building block for ...