Researchers have cracked the code behind how plants make mitraphylline, a rare cancer-fighting molecule. Their discovery of two critical enzymes explains how nature builds complex spiro-shaped ...

For roughly a century, ever since Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, fungi have proven to be a goldmine for medicines. They've provided treatments for a wide range of ...

The process by which fungi synthesize some of their most potent compounds has remained unclear for many years. This is especially true of cyclopentachromone, a key building block in fungal products ...

Researchers at UBC Okanagan have uncovered how plants produce mitraphylline, a rare natural compound that may help fight ...

Chlorophyll, which allows plants to convert sunshine into sugars and also oxygenates our planet, is the basis for life on Earth. What a stunningly complex function! Chemically, it's described as an ...

A bacterial molecule enhances chemotherapy. Its synthetic form could inspire new cancer drugs. An international group of ...

Austrian team led by Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Leibniz-HKI has been able to biochemically demonstrate for the first time that different types of mushrooms produce the same mind-altering ...