Protein biosynthesis—the process whereby cells produce protein molecules, which are essential for life and growth—is a highly complex and strictly regulated affair. An interdisciplinary team led by ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology have identified GAME15 as a key protein that regulates the biosynthesis of both steroidal glycoalkaloids and steroidal saponins in plants ...

Thomas Makris, a professor in the Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, wants to unlock the inner biochemical ...

South Korea’s Koralo believes that alternative protein products need to offer superfood benefits to entice a new audience. Koralo has developed seafood from the combined fermentation of two major ...

A forested hill and clouds are in the background of an image of a shallow pool of steaming water, with the ground underneath colored in shades of beige, red, and brown. Life may have first emerged in ...

Max Planck researchers identify the crucial protein for controlling the biosynthesis of steroidal glycoalkaloids and saponins in plants of the genus Solanum and for the first time demonstrate the ...

Natural product biosynthesis involves the enzymatic assembly of structurally complex small molecules by microorganisms, plants and marine organisms through orchestrated gene clusters encoding ...

A protein encoded by rice grassy stunt virus remodels rice cell walls by reducing cellulose and increasing lignin, making ...