Sponge-Dwelling Fungus Yields Twelve Metabolites with Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activity
A marine sponge-derived fungus from Vietnam yielded twelve secondary metabolites, including one reported for the first time from the species, ...
Tag: natural products
Himalayan Plant Compound Turns Yellow to Detect Hypochlorite in About a Minute
Xanthotoxin isolated from a Himalayan medicinal plant selectively detects hypochlorite with a visible yellow color change, a 57 micromolar detection ...
Natural Compounds That Build Their Own Nanomedicines Take Aim at Cancer
A new review maps how natural active compounds can self-assemble into carrier-free nanostructures for cancer therapy, while flagging major translational ...
New open database catalogues 256 natural products isolated from Ghana’s biodiversity
A new open-access database, GhanaNPDB, compiles 256 natural products isolated from Ghanaian plants, microbes and aquatic invertebrates into a single ...
Myricetin Targets HSP90AA1 to Curb Bladder Cancer Growth in Preclinical Models
A new multi-omics study reports that myricetin from Myrica rubra binds HSP90AA1, suppresses PI3K–Akt signaling and inhibits bladder cancer growth ...
Compounds from Jatropha curcas roots show potent, slow-acting activity against malaria parasites in the lab
Laboratory screening of compounds isolated from Jatropha curcas roots identified curcusones B and C as potent, slow-acting inhibitors of Plasmodium ...
Rethinking High-Altitude Retinopathy as a Spectrum of Vascular and Neural Responses
A new review reframes high-altitude retinopathy as an adaptation–mismatch–decompensation spectrum and finds that proposed natural compounds remain preclinical.
Research report: Identification of potential breast cancer therapeutics from non-phenolic diarylheptanoids of Curcuma xanthorrhiza using network pharmacology and in silico methods
The work, led by Roney Miah and colleagues, is entirely predictive: no compounds were extracted from the plant and no ...
Medicinal Plants Show Anti-Proliferative Potential in sweeping Review of Natural Extracts
A new open access review in Clinical Phytoscience compiles evidence that numerous medicinal plants and their natural chemical constituents can ...
Switchgrass microbe’s extracts show selective growth-stopping activity against tumor cells
Crude extracts of the switchgrass-associated bacterium Bacillus proteolyticus OSUB18 stopped the growth of diverse solid tumor cell lines in laboratory ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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