Cherry season has just kicked off, and soon the delicious fruit will be popping up on tables as summer and festive entertaining gets underway. Of course that means you'll probably be wondering ...
Novel approaches in the clinic include Gilead's darusentan, an endothelin-receptor antagonist (Phase III), Sigma Tau's rostafuroxin, an ouabain (a cardioactive glycoside) antagonist (Phase II ...
Eating any part of this plant can lead to digestive issues, a slowed heart rate, heart arrhythmias, seizures and in severe cases, death. Wisteria contains glycoside toxins and lectin, which can cause ...
The many thousands of plant species and their numerous chemical products make the study of CICD from plants appear daunting. The vast majority of CICD reactions, however, are caused by one of ...
To this end we are pursuing research towards discovering and engineering enzyme biocatalysts for the production of anticancer anthracycline glycoside drugs and other therapeutic drugs from the same ...
The brightly colored caterpillars have evolved the ability to assimilate toxic cardiac glycoside compounds within milkweeds. This in turn makes the caterpillars toxic, which thwarts many would-be ...