The study also identified other cancer-fighting agents in these creatures, including terpenoid glycosides and saponins. “Human cells are covered by forests of glycans, which enzymes trim like ...

More information: Heping Deng et al, Synthesis of diverse terpenoid frameworks via enzyme-enabled abiotic scaffold hop, Nature Chemistry (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41557-025-01852-6 ...

Natural product synthesis aims to prepare a complex target molecule such that the product is analytically identical to the naturally occurring compound, termed a natural product. It is used for ...

A research team led by Rice University has introduced an innovative strategy that uses enzymes to convert one terpenoid structure into many different forms, streamlining synthetic pathways and ...

Rice chemists leap across terpenoid landscapes with enzyme-enabled scaffold hopping (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Hans Renata is an associate professor of chemistry at Rice.

The volatile terpenoid fraction from needles in 13 cultivars of Tsuga canadensis L. (Carriere) was analyzed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results of this study are ...

The latest news on biochemistryBetter heating method makes legumes easier to digest While they have been part of our human diet for centuries, legumes like peas and beans are ultimately seeds for ...

Class II diterpene cyclases catalyze bicyclization of geranylgeranyl diphosphate. While this reaction typically is terminated via methyl deprotonation to yield copalyl diphosphate, in rare cases ...

Terpenoid natural products have featured prominently in the pharmacopoeia since times of antiquity. For example, C 15 sesquiterpenes are responsible for the analgesic effects of myrrh, historically ...