Squalene monooxygenase (SM) is a vital sterol synthesis enzyme across eukaryotic life. In
yeast, it is a therapeutic target for treating certain fungal infections, and in mammals it is a …

Phytosterols are a group of sterols exclusive to plants and fungi, but are indispensable to
humans because of their medicinal and nutritional values. However, current raw materials …

Endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites (ER–PM CS) play fundamental
roles in all eukaryotic cells. Arabidopsis thaliana mutants lacking the ER–PM protein tether …

Camellia oil extracted from Camellia seeds is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and secondary
metabolites beneficial to human health. However, no oil-tea tree genome has yet been …

Steroids are essential triterpenoid molecules that are present in all eukaryotes and modulate
the fluidity and flexibility of cell membranes. Steroids also serve as signalling molecules that …

Abstract The acetylation-dependent (Ac/) N-degron pathway degrades proteins through
recognition of their acetylated N-termini (Nt) by E3 ligases called Ac/N-recognins. To date …

Salt stress inhibits the production of all crop species, including rapeseed (Brassica napus
L.), the second most widely planted oil crop species. Although melatonin was confirmed to …

Main conclusion Steroidal saponins exhibited numerous pharmacological activities due to
the modification of their backbone by different cytochrome P450s (P450) and UDP …

Flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) are utilized as
coenzymes in many biochemical reduction-oxidation reactions owing to the ability of the …

The salinization and alkalization of soil are widespread environmental problems. Sugar beet
(B. vulgaris L.) is a moderately salt tolerant glycophyte, but little is known about the different …