Scientists synthesized inaoside A from mushrooms, unlocking its bioactive potential for functional foods and medicines.

But traditional knowledge could be a rich resource for drug discovery ... would need for a medicinal drug,” she explains. “A common mistake would be to study different plant species in ...

Following postdoctoral work in bioactive plant natural products at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, Koehn noticed that a marine drug discovery programme, based at Harbor Branch Oceanographic ...

During the early stages of medicinal chemistry development, scientists were primarily concerned with the isolation of medicinal agents found in plants ... synthetic drug compounds. Medicinal chemistry ...

"It has been incredibly hard to manipulate these types of complex plant compounds for the benefit of drug design," says senior author Ryan Shenvi, PhD, professor at Scripps Research. "The ability ...

They work closely with other scientists, including biologists, pharmacologists, and clinicians, to advance the drug discovery process. Medicinal chemists also play a critical role in developing drug ...

Insights into the function of DNA Topoisomerase VI (Topo VI) may provide a springboard for drug discovery and crop protection ...

Novel methods can increase extraction of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds from privet trees, a relative of the ...

While it remains unclear whether gorillas consume these plants for their medicinal effects, the study opens up new avenues ...

Medicinal chemists are focused on drug discovery and development and are concerned with the isolation of medicinal agents found in plants, as well as the creation of new synthetic drug compounds.