News BeepAug 24

A novel green biosynthesis approach and structural characterization of Ag–Fe bimetallic nanoparticles using the red alga Galaxaura rugosa

Taxonomic description of the used seaweed Species identification and taxonomical…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Ag–Febimetallicnanoparticles #Algae #Biosynthesis #Biotechnology #Characterization #Environmentalsciences #HumanitiesandSocialSciences #Latvia #LV #multidisciplinary #nGalaxaurarugosan #Nanoscienceandtechnology #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/80631/

JIPBAug 15
Well...we're awake now!☕️
Jia et al. report that the horizontally transferred #gene CsMTAN rewires purine traffic to build #caffeine factories in #tea leaves, expanding our understanding of alkaloid #biosynthesis.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13957 @wileyplantsci #PlantSci #JIPB #metabolism
JIPBJul 13
Shoot branching is an important #agronomic trait that impacts #plant architecture and #crop productivity.
Liu et al. report that the CsphyB–CsPIF4–CsBRC1 module regulates #ABA #biosynthesis and axillary bud outgrowth in #cucumber
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13947
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #botany
JIPBJun 21
Recent studies explore a novel approach to control parasitic #plants by manipulation rather than #biosynthesis of #strigolactone exudation.
Learn more about this potential #CropScience breakthrough in a new #JIPB commentary.🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13937
@wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #botany
PLOS BiologyJun 13
Most #biosynthetic gene clusters remain uncharacterized. @marnixmedema @gillesvanwezel &co integrate #GRN analysis & global expression data to identify desJGH as an operon essential for #biosynthesis of #desferrioxamineB in Streptomyces @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/43UVUPB
JIPBJun 11
Cai et al. shine a light on #chloroplast-produced ROS #biosynthesis in #plant #immunity, with new findings that HHL1 modulates AvrRpt2-triggered immunity by regulating ROS homeostasis in a light intensity-dependent manner.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13929
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#PlantSci #JIPB #botany
michaelJun 5

3-Jun-2025
Two plant species invent the same chemically complex and medically interesting substance
The elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway of #ipecacuanha #alkaloids shows how two distantly related plant species could develop the same substance independently

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1085960 #science #plants #bioactives #biosynthesis #evolution #plantPhysiology

Two plant species invent the same chemically complex and medically interesting substance

The biosynthesis of the great variety of natural plant products has not yet been elucidated for many medically interesting substances. In a new study, an international team of researchers was able to show how ipecacuanha alkaloids, substances used in traditional medicine, are synthesized. They compared two distantly related plant species and were able to show that although both plant species use a comparable chemical approach, the enzymes they need for synthesis differ and a different starting material is used. Further investigations revealed that the biosynthetic pathways of these complex chemical compounds have developed independently in the two species. These results help to enable the synthesis of these and related substances on a larger scale for medical use.

EurekAlert!
JIPBMay 30
Serious question...can #SweetPotato get any better?
Fan et al. think so! They recently identified a natural allelic variant in the promoter of IbNAC22 that regulates #starch #biosynthesis and is a candidate #gene for crop improvement!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13916
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All ScientificalMay 29

Biosynthesis of ascorbic acid in animals and plants
Only humans cannot synthesize ascorbic acid, but plants and animals are very good at this task. In plants, biosynthesis begins with D-glucose, D-fructose is obtained, after D-mannose, from which, through other processes, ascorbic acid is obtained.
In animals, this process occurs differently, everything starts with D-glucose and ends with ascorbic acid.

#ascorbicacid #biochemistry #vitaminc #Biosynthesis

NIOO-KNAWApr 24
New publication: Biomimetic Total Synthesis and Paired Omics Identify an Intermolecular Diels-Alder Reaction as the Key Step in Lugdunomycin Biosynthesis. #bacteria #biosynthesis #chemicalreactions #genetics
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01883