A method for rapidly screening biotoxins produced by algae could help speed up the discovery of useful compounds. Single-celled algae with a pair of hair-like appendages, dinoflagellates produce large ...

Bacteria of the genus Streptomyces produce chemical substances called arginoketides, to which many other microorganisms react: Bacteria form biofilms, algae join together to form aggregates, and fungi ...

Many top-selling drugs used to treat cancer and lower cholesterol are made from organic compounds called polyketides, which are found in nature but historically difficult for chemists to alter and ...

Researchers produce a precursor to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in amoebae with hopes to produce high yields of pure medicinal THC using biotechnology. A group at the Leibniz Institute for Natural ...

Video shows the mechanism of action of a polyketide synthase module reported by a University of Michigan research team. A new study solves long-standing mysteries about how bacterial ...

Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have taken a major step forward in the field of metabolic engineering, successfully using the bacterium Escherichia ...