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Analysis of glycated blood.

IPB scientists, together with partners from Russia and Halle University, have studied the glycation potential of dietary sugars in human blood. Glycation is the spontaneous, non-enzymatic…

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New findings on the regulation of phosphate homeostasis.

As part of her research at the University of Geneva, IPB junior scientist Martina Ried, together with partners from Germany, France and Switzerland, has gained new…

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Biopolymer synthesis and derivatization with on-resin multicomponent reactions.

Solid-phase synthesis and multicomponent reactions have traditionally represented two distinct approaches in synthetic chemistry. The former…

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New nanoparticles for better targeting of cancer cells.

The natural product emodin that occurs in plants exhibits anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenesis and anti-neoplastic properties in vitro and in vivo. Therefore it can be…

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Discovering how pepper grows: IPB scientists clarify important step in piperine biosynthesis.

Piperine, the pungent principle of black pepper (Piper nigrum), was already identified 200 years ago, but its biosynthesis has…

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Seed Proteomics Methods: Challenges and Perspectives.

IPB experts in collaboration with Russian colleagues have recently published a review on methods in seed proteomics. Seeds of cereals and legumes rich in oils, proteins,…

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Seed Proteomics Methods: Challenges and Perspectives.

IPB experts in collaboration with Russian colleagues have recently published a review on methods in seed proteomics. Seeds of cereals and legumes rich in oils, proteins,…

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Seed Proteomics Methods: Challenges and Perspectives.

IPB experts in collaboration with Russian colleagues have recently published a review on methods in seed proteomics. Seeds of cereals and legumes rich in oils, proteins,…

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What are the active compounds in the toothbrush tree?

Branches and roots of the toothbrush tree Salvadora persica have been used in the Middle East and North Africa very effectively for tooth cleaning and oral hygiene for…

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N-hydroxypipecolic acid is a general activator of systemic immunity in plants.

Due to their expertise in plant immunity, IPB’s Tina Romeis and Tiziana Guerra from the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops…

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