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Piperine biosynthesis: all in one place.

Piperine is an alkaloid responsible for the pungency of pepper (Piper nigrum), more precisely, of its black dried fruits. In recent years, IPB scientists have successfully elucidated…

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Drugstore in the forest: New anthelmintic compounds isolated from fungi.

More than 1.7 billion people worldwide are affected by infections with roundworms, whipworms and hookworms. These neglected tropical diseases are…

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Cellulose structures in seed mucilage: New influencing factors discovered.

IPB scientists have recently gained new insights into the complex genetic regulation of mucilage formation in Arabidopsis seeds. Like some other…

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How a ferroxidase equips plant roots for phosphate-deficient soil.

Phosphate is an essential nutrient for the plant. However, in the soil, metals such as iron interact with the scarce nutrient to form poorly soluble…

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Breeding, roasting, brewing: On the track of coffee's chemistry.

In a review article, IPB chemists and Egyptian scientists compared different MS- and NMR-based metabolomics technologies for determining the chemical…

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Quality control for new vaccine candidates.

It has been almost a year and a half since our chemists, together with Cuban partners, produced novel glycoconjugates that can be used as new vaccines against the bacterial…

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More than just stabilizers: Function and impact of plant mannans.

Catalin Voinuciuc has summarized the latest findings on plant mannans in a review published in New Phytologist. Some of these results derive from his own…

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Drought stress reduces nitrogen fixation in legumes.

Drought causes a dramatic yield loss in all crops. Legumes in particular are extremely sensitive to water deficit, leading to reduced nitrogen fixation by their symbiotic…

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New fungal species discovered in Chile.

Together with local partners, IPB fungi expert Norbert Arnold has discovered a new fungal species in Chile. Because of its close association with the Chilean endemic mushroom Boletus…

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Synthetic anthraquinone derivatives show good anticancer activity.

Anthraquinone and its derivatives are bioactive compounds with multiple antibiotic and anticancer activities. The aromatic compounds occur in various plant…

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