Tag: triterpenes
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Power Of Plants To Make Drugs From Sunlight: Groundbreaking OSC Research
Plants as Natural Chemists: Harnessing Sunlight for Drug Discovery Plants transform light and carbon dioxide into a dazzling array of complex molecules. In a new line of research, scientists are tapping into that natural chemistry to accelerate the discovery of drug leads and valuable natural products. The study, conducted by the group of Professor Anne…
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Powering Drug Discovery: How Plants Turn Sunlight Into Medicines
Plants as Programmable Chemists: A New Frontier in Drug Discovery Plants have long fascinated scientists with their ability to convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into a dazzling array of complex natural products. Advances in genomic data, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology are now accelerating this natural chemistry, revealing a future where plant metabolism can yield new…
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Exploring the Power Of Plants To Make Drugs From Sunlight
The plant chemist’s superpower Plants are nature’s most versatile chemists. Fueled by sunlight and carbon dioxide, they synthesize a dazzling array of natural products that remain challenging to replicate in the lab. In recent work led by Professor Anne Osbourn FRS at the John Innes Centre, researchers harness genomic data, AI, and biotechnology to glimpse…