Using a technique called ancestral sequence reconstruction (ASR), researchers at Wageningen University & Research in the ...

Cannabis produces a complex suite of bioactive compounds, including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), but how ...

Scientists have uncovered how cannabis evolved the ability to make its most famous compounds—THC, CBD, and CBC—by recreating ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently growing interest in the role of peptides and animal nutrient is gaining huge importance. Chemicals, enzymatic or microbial hydrolysis of proteins ...

Plants, fungi, and bacteria produce natural products that function, among other things, as defenses that are deployed against predators and competitors. In medicine, these compounds are used for ...

The aim of this study was to identify the bioactive compound of Citrus maxima fruit that targets the enzymes responsible for hyperglycaemia. Preliminary in vitro screening of extracts of fruit parts ...

Identifying the peptidases that inactivate bioactive peptides (e.g., peptide hormones and neuropeptides) in mammals is an important unmet challenge. This protocol describes a recent approach that uses ...

Bioactive peptides are small protein fragments that promote metabolic health by exerting a positive influence on biological responses within the body. The therapeutic applications of these novel ...

Researchers discovered a new enzyme, closely related to the CSyGT family of enzymes involved in producing cellulose in plant cell walls. Unexpectedly, they found the new enzyme is responsible for a ...