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December 2024
Centre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore BC, QLD 4558, Australia.
Saponins are a diverse class of secondary metabolites that are often reported to exhibit a variety of pharmacological applications. While research into the elucidation and application of plant and class Holothuroidea-derived saponins (i.e.
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February 2025
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China. Electronic address:
The study prepared an edible packaging material for peony seed oil by adding natural antioxidant vanillin to a microbial Levan composite film. The presence of highly branched Levan, containing polyhydroxyl groups, significantly enhanced the maximum tension (26.57 N), tensile strength (36.
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December 2024
Department of Structural Heart Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P.R. China.
20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), a natural polyhydroxylated steroid, has exhibited anti-inflammatory effects across various diseases. This study investigates the potential connection between 20E's anti-inflammatory properties and the RNA-binding protein Lin28b, which is notably upregulated in TNF-α-stimulated endothelial cells. Herein, we discovered that 20E can selectively downregulate Lin28b expression without affecting its paralog Lin28a.
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December 2024
State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
(-)-Swainsonine is a polyhydroxylated indolizidine alkaloid with potent inhibitory activity against α-D-mannosidases. In this work, we successfully reconstituted swainsonine biosynthetic pathway both in vivo and in vitro. Our study unveiled a surprising epimerization mechanism involving an imine reductase (SwnN) and two non-heme iron and α-ketoglutarate-dependent oxygenases (SwnH2 and SwnH1).
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