Artificial biosynthetic pathways are typically assembled and optimized progressively, from earlier to later steps. This commentary highlights the potential of an alternate regressive method for ...

Biosynthetic pathways for secondary metabolites usually make many products, not just one. In this Commentary, we consider why molecular promiscuity might be an evolutionarily advantageous feature ...

Two enzyme inhibitors join forces in reducing bladder cancer cell proliferation. n 1996, molecular biologist Kun Ping Lu, a ...

Microbial factories provide a sustainable alternative to tree sap for producing elusive plant molecules, offering new ...

Anabolic – this type of pathway requires energy and is used to build up large molecules from smaller ones (biosynthesis). Catabolic – this type of pathway releases energy and is used to break ...

A study study has uncovered the complex role of abscisic acid (ABA) in regulating chlorophyll accumulation in apple plants.