Poison frogs are small and brightly colored amphibians that originate from Central and South America. As suggested by their ...

A substance with all the proven benefits of GLP-1-based drugs, but without their contraindications. It would be a panacea — ...

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Alkaloids constitute one of the major classes of bioactive natural products identified in plant species used in traditional medical systems. Among them, ...

Alkaloids are natural nitrogen-containing compounds produced by plants and microbes. These molecules, such as morphine and quinine, are important human medicines. Alkaloids are typically polycyclic in ...

A step forward in our understanding of how plants produce alkaloids could herald new pharmaceuticals. Biologists from the University of York (UK) have discovered enzymes that catalyze the biosynthesis ...

The club moss Lycopodium serratum is a creeping, flowerless plant used in homeopathic medicine to treat a wide variety of ailments. It contains a potent brew of alkaloids that have attracted ...

What does cannabis, coca leaf, and all coffee have in common? They all contain alkaloids, a powerful group of medicinal compounds found in plants around the world. While little is presently known ...

Complex polycylic structures are found in nearly every biosynthetic class of natural products. In particular, an amazing range of rigid densely functionalized polycylic compounds are formed from ...

Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) represent a diverse group of plant secondary metabolites that are of profound pharmacological importance. These compounds, which include opiates, antimicrobial ...

Barley is one of the most important cereal crops on a global scale. Many barley cultivars produce a toxic alkaloid called gramine that affects the suitability of barley as fodder, but also helps to ...

Researchers found that gramine, a natural indole alkaloid, selectively inhibits triple-negative breast cancer by inducing ferroptosis. It directly binds CUL3, reducing MTDH ubiquitination and ...