News tagged with diphosphate

New discoveries upend traditional thinking about how plants make certain compounds

Michigan State University plant scientists have identified two new genes and two new enzymes in tomato plants; those findings led them to discover that the plants were making monoterpenes, compounds that help give tomato ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Is there any association between COX2 and colon cancer?

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are known to reduce the risk of colon cancer, act directly on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) and reduce its activity. Population studies have found an association of inherited ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0