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+++ News Ticker Science #80 +++ Biosyntheses +++

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On the track of pungency.

The black pepper project at IPB is moving forward with great success. The biochemists of the Department Cell and Metabolic Biology have now succeeded in elucidating the…

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+++ News Ticker Science #79 +++ Natural Products +++

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Mint species with great potential for drug discovery.

IPB researchers, together with international partners, recently published a phytochemical review on the plant genus Lagochilus. This genus of the…

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+++ News Ticker Science #78 +++ Bioactives +++

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Healing with frankincense.

Natural boswellic acids from the frankincense plant are currently being discussed as potential bioactives against certain types of cancer. IPB scientists have now joined…

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+++ News Ticker Science #77 +++ Glandular Trichomes +++

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New herbal bioactives against whitefly.

Glandular trichomes of the wild tomato species Solanum habrochaites produce a variety of defense substances against different aggressors. The substance…

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+++ News Ticker Science #76 +++ Plant Defense +++

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Exocyst subunit Exo70B2 is linked to immune signaling and autophagy.

During the immune response, plants synthesize various proteins including plasma membrane-localized receptors and molecules, which…

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+++ News Ticker Science #75 +++ Bioactives +++

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Nanoparticles enhance effect of anticancer drug.

Using the anticancer drug cisplatin (CP), IPB scientists have demonstrated that binding to nanoparticles can increase the effect of drugs. The study…

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+++ Newsticker Science #74 +++ Ecometabolomics +++

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Big Data for grasses and herbs

An IPB bioinformatics team together with iDiv partners from Halle, Jena and Wageningen has compiled a comprehensive metabolomics dataset for biodiversity research. The…

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+++ News Ticker Science #73 +++ Natural Products +++

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What makes sprouts so healthy? Metabolite analysis of chickpeas & Co.

Legume sprouts are receiving increasing attention for their health-promoting properties. Considered a nutritious source of…

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+++ News Ticker Science #72 +++ Cell Biology +++

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Bridge between actin and microtubules impacts cell morphology and ER structure.

IPB scientists, together with partners from China, UK and Czechia, have discovered new proteins that couple components…

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+++ News Ticker Science #71 +++ Jasmonate +++

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A question of turgor pressure: mechanical compression triggers Jasmonate production.

The phytohormone jasmonate-isoleucine (JA-Ile) is a crucial coordinator of plant growth and stress responses. It…

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