Fatty acids are primary metabolites synthesized by complex, elegant, and essential
biosynthetic machinery. Fatty acid synthases resemble an iterative assembly line, with an …

Monounsaturated fatty acids are straight-chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acids comprising a
unique carbon‑carbon double bond, also termed unsaturation. More than 50 distinct …

Cuticular waxes are complex mixtures of very-long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) and their
derivatives, forming a natural barrier on aerial surfaces of terrestrial plants against biotic and …

Nervonic acid (NA) is a very-long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid that plays crucial roles in
brain development and has attracted widespread research interest. The markets …

Antibiotic resistance is a serious public health concern, and new drugs are needed to
ensure effective treatment of many bacterial infections. Bacterial type II fatty acid synthesis …

The first machineries for non-ribosomal peptide (NRP) biosynthesis were uncovered over 50
years ago, and the dissection of these megasynthetases set the stage for the nomenclature …

Trichoderma biopriming enhances rice growth in drought-stressed soils by triggering various
plant metabolic pathways related to antioxidative defense, secondary metabolites, and …

In nature, enzymatic pathways generate Caryl− C (O) bonds in a site-selective fashion.
Synthetically, Caryl− C (O) bonds are synthesised in organometallic reactions using …

Yarrowia lipolytica is a promising organism for the production of lipids of biotechnological
interest and particularly for biofuel. In this study, we engineered the key enzyme involved in …

For plant pathogenic fungi, such as powdery mildews, that survive only on a limited number
of host plant species, it is a matter of vital importance that their spores sense that they landed …