Furanosteroids, represented by wortmannin, viridin, and demethoxyviridin, are a special group of fungal-derived, highly oxygenated steroids featured by an extra …
Continue reading “Biosynthetic pathway for furanosteroid demethoxyviridin and identification of an unusual pregnane side-chain cleavage”
Carlos Morillo
May 10, 2021
The unfolded protein response (UPR) controls protein homeostasis through transcriptional and translational regulation. However, dysregulated UPR signaling has been associated …
Continue reading “Periplocin and cardiac glycosides suppress the unfolded protein response”
Carlos Morillo
September 27, 2021
A synthetic biology method based on heterologous biosynthesis coupled with genome mining is a promising approach for increasing the opportunities …
Continue reading “Synthetic biology based construction of biological activity-related library of fungal decalin-containing diterpenoid pyrones”
Carlos Morillo
April 26, 2021
Phytochemical investigation on the 80% EtOH extract of the whole plants of Zephyranthes grandiflora afforded three new 4a-epi-plicamine-type alkaloids, zephyranthines …
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Carlos Morillo
March 16, 2021
Carlos Morillo
April 1, 2021
Chemical investigation of secondary metabolites from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus austroafricanus Y32-2 resulted in the isolation of two new prenylated …
Continue reading “New Prenylated Indole Homodimeric and Pteridine Alkaloids from the Marine-Derived Fungus Aspergillus austroafricanus Y32-2”
Carlos Morillo
February 19, 2021
Carlos Morillo
February 19, 2021
Objective To isolate the phenolic compounds obtained from the dried roots of Polygonum multiflorum and investigate their pharmacological activities. Methods …
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Heather Haffner
August 27, 2020
Heather Haffner
August 26, 2020
Defects of vitamin B6 metabolism are responsible for severe neurological disorders, such as pyridoxamine 5′-phosphate oxidase deficiency (PNPOD; OMIM: 610090), …
Continue reading “Molecular characterization of pyridoxine 5′-phosphate oxidase and its pathogenic forms associated with neonatal epileptic encephalopathy”
Heather Haffner
August 26, 2020
Heather Haffner
August 26, 2020
Heather Haffner
June 24, 2020