Mold now associated with food quality
Is an oozing apple with fuzzy white mold better than one that is fresh and green a month after you bought it?
Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2020
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News tagged with natural products
Unraveling the secrets of Tennessee whiskey
More than a century has passed since the last scientific analyses of the famed "Lincoln County [Tennessee] process" was published, but the secrets of the famous Tennessee whiskey flavor are starting to unravel at the University ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 04, 2020
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Oleandrin is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID-19 cure
With COVID-19 cases and deaths rising in the U.S. and globally, identifying new therapies to prevent and combat the virus is a top priority. Natural products from plants are an attractive option in the search for a cure. ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2020
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Exploring the sustainability of the Indian sugar industry
Generations of political support for sugar cultivation have helped India become the second-largest producer of sugar worldwide. Now, the country's commitment to renewable energy could create additional benefits, like conserving ...
Environment
Aug 03, 2020
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Global methane emissions soar to record high
Global emissions of methane have reached the highest levels on record. Increases are being driven primarily by growth of emissions from coal mining, oil and natural gas production, cattle and sheep ranching, and landfills.
Environment
Jul 15, 2020
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Innovative catalytic reaction for low-cost synthesis of aromatic esters
Aromatic esters are chemicals that contain an aromatic ring consisting of functional groups called esters. These organic compounds are widely used as chemical feedstock in industries like food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 14, 2020
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Smaller farm fields can reduce biodiversity loss and increase wild plants, birds, beetles, and bats
Around the world, biodiversity is dropping precipitously. In North America, about three billion birds have been lost over recent decades and amphibian populations are declining at a rate of about four percent per year. Globally, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2020
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How do bacteria build up natural products?
The active agents of many drugs are natural products, so called because often only microorganisms are able to produce the complex structures. Similar to the production line in a factory, large enzyme complexes put these active ...
Biochemistry
Jul 06, 2020
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Triggering bacteria in the service of medicine
Bacteria, as it turns out, are a lot like us. They get complacent in relaxed, non-threatening environments. And when they're relaxed, they don't produce defenses that guard against things that want to kill them, like competing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 23, 2020
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Researchers make new discovery on the molecular structure of natural products
Researchers from the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol) of the University of Valencia have managed to synthesize a new porous material that makes it possible to encapsulate a series of active principles of natural substances ...
Biochemistry
Jun 18, 2020
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