Diterpenes have been identified as active compounds in several medicinal plants showing
remarkable biological activities, and some isolated diterpenes are produced at commercial …

Steroids constitute a vital part of the active ingredients in pharmaceuticals and intermediates
used to produce medicines, and their application in chemical and agrochemical fields is also …

Activator protein 1 (AP-1) is a pivotal transcription factor that regulates a wide range of
cellular processes including proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, survival, cell migration …

Betulinic acid (BetA) is a plant-derived pentacyclic triterpenoid with potent anticancer
capacity that targets the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis. BetA has a broad efficacy in …

Nocardia spp. are catalase positive, aerobic, and non-motile Gram-positive filamentous
bacteria. Many Nocarida spp. have been reported as unusual causes of diverse clinical …

Antifungal drugs belong to few chemical groups and such low diversity limits the therapeutic
choices. The urgent need of innovative options has pushed researchers to search new …

Multiple technologies have emerged for structural diversification and efficient production of
metabolites of drug molecules. These include expanded use of enzymatic and bioorganic …

The goal of the biotransformation process is to develop structural changes and generate
new chemical compounds, which can occur naturally in mammalian and microbial …

Xanthohumol (XN) and its related compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxicity against
four different human cancer cell lines, A549 (lung), SK-OV-3 (ovarian), SK-MEL-2 …

For centuries microbial biotransformation has proved to be an imperative tool in alleviating
the production of various chemicals used in food, pharmaceutical, agrochemical and other …