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Ergothioneine: The Long Neglected Nutrient for Healthy Ageing | Professor Barry Halliwell | NUS Medicine
20 Feb 2025
https://youtu.be/C3WdAWzIuUo

Introductory talk is on #hemin as an #AMPK activator

#aging #health #ergothioneine #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #mushrooms

Ergothioneine: The Long Neglected Nutrient for Healthy Ageing | Professor Barry Halliwell | NUS Medicine
20 Feb 2025
https://youtu.be/C3WdAWzIuUo

Introductory talk is on #hemin as an #AMPK activator

#aging #health #ergothioneine #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #mushrooms

Ergothioneine: The Long Neglected Nutrient for Healthy Ageing | Professor Barry Halliwell | NUS Medicine
20 Feb 2025
https://youtu.be/C3WdAWzIuUo

Introductory talk is on #hemin as an #AMPK activator

#aging #health #ergothioneine #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #mushrooms

Ergothioneine: The Long Neglected Nutrient for Healthy Ageing | Professor Barry Halliwell | NUS Medicine
20 Feb 2025
https://youtu.be/C3WdAWzIuUo

Introductory talk is on #hemin as an #AMPK activator

#aging #health #ergothioneine #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #mushrooms

RE: https://biologists.social/@biorxivpreprint/116562497726010094

Pre-print on study using mouse model of lupus

#AutoimmuneDisease #NaturalProducts #GutMicrobiome #UrolithinA #Lupus

RE: https://biologists.social/@biorxivpreprint/116562497726010094

Pre-print on study using mouse model of lupus

#AutoimmuneDisease #NaturalProducts #GutMicrobiome #UrolithinA #Lupus

RE: https://biologists.social/@biorxivpreprint/116562497726010094

Pre-print on study using mouse model of lupus

#AutoimmuneDisease #NaturalProducts #GutMicrobiome #UrolithinA #Lupus

RE: https://biologists.social/@biorxivpreprint/116562497726010094

Pre-print on study using mouse model of lupus

#AutoimmuneDisease #NaturalProducts #GutMicrobiome #UrolithinA #Lupus

Intake of psyllium seed husk reduces white matter damage in a rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion [2019]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31103857/

#CerebralHypoperfusion #Brain #perfusion #hypoperfusion #psyllium #arabinoxylan #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods
#2BadItsPaywalled

Intake of psyllium seed husk reduces white matter damage in a rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion [2019]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31103857/

#CerebralHypoperfusion #Brain #perfusion #hypoperfusion #psyllium #arabinoxylan #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods
#2BadItsPaywalled

Intake of psyllium seed husk reduces white matter damage in a rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion [2019]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31103857/

#CerebralHypoperfusion #Brain #perfusion #hypoperfusion #psyllium #arabinoxylan #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods
#2BadItsPaywalled

Intake of psyllium seed husk reduces white matter damage in a rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion [2019]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31103857/

#CerebralHypoperfusion #Brain #perfusion #hypoperfusion #psyllium #arabinoxylan #NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods
#2BadItsPaywalled

Ergothioneine Improves Memory, Sleep, Liver Function, And Neurodegeneration [Risk]
https://youtu.be/wrLBKNWjM_0

Porcini and oyster mushrooms are very high in ergothioneine; shitake are a good source.

I noticed when I regularly drink a broth made with dried porcinis my hair grows thicker (increased follicle density).

#ergothioneine #NaturalProducts #aging #mushrooms

Fucoidan as a renal protectant: mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications of endothelial glycocalyx targeting
[2026]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41624172/

#fucoidan #NaturalProducts #glycobiology

Insightful presentation by Pierre Stallforth at #Biochemistry2026. He talked about their hunt for new natural products from unusual sources including those produced during amoebal predation of bacteria and those identified in ancient samples.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c17955
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.5c14335
#Biochemistry #ChemBio #Chemistry #NaturalProducts #Paleogenomics
CC: @gdch, @GDCh_BioChem

The 25(OH)Vitamin D Status Affected the Effectiveness of Oligo Fucoidan in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection with Immune Tolerance Phase [2020]
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/2/321

Small study without placebo control.

#Fucoidan #NaturalProducts

Association of Serum Antioxidant Vitamins and Carotenoids With Incident Alzheimer Disease and All-Cause Dementia Among US Adults [2022] Neurology

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9169941/pdf/WNL-2022-200502.pdf

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Beta cryptoxanthin has also been found to be associated with later onset of menopause and been shown to reduce bone loss in ovariectomized mice.

https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2016.1205759

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphs.2015.08.003

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Beta cryptoxanthin can be found in abundance in Satsuma mandarin oranges.
Lutein is found in kale. Zeaxanthin is present in goji berries, orange bell peppers and corn. (Some popular health sources list leafy greens such as kale as being high in zeaxanthin, but I have not seen any primary articles reporting high amounts in kale).

Egg yolk can sometimes be high in these carotenoids, but that depends on the hen's diet.

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #aging #health

Discover Patanjali Foods, offering natural and Ayurvedic FMCG products that bring health and wellness to every Indian home. From edible oils and soya foods to herbal daily essentials, Acharya Balkrishna’s vision blends tradition, sustainability, and quality in every product. Learn more: https://acharyabalkrishna.com/pages/patanjali-foods

#Patanjali #Ayurveda #HealthyFoods #NaturalProducts #FMCG #EdibleOils #SoyaFoods #HerbalProducts #SustainableLiving #IndianBrands #HealthAndWellness #TraditionalFoods #WellnessLifestyle

Bacterial enzymes help reveal natural product stereochemistry

Newly discovered enzymes that are vital for bacterial defenses can also help chemists characterize the stereochemistry in…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #Amoeba #AnalyticalChemistry #AU #Australia #Bacteria #bacterialcooperation #Defense #dl-peptidases #Enzyme #naturalproducts #Paenibacillus #Pseudomonas
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/491853/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/346029/ Bacterial enzymes help reveal natural product stereochemistry #Amoeba #AnalyticalChemistry #bacteria #BacterialCooperation #Defense #DlPeptidases #Éire #Enzyme #IE #Ireland #NaturalProducts #Paenibacillus #Pseudomonas #Science

Powerful Eye Nutrient now shown to also Protect against Cancer | Physionic
16 Feb 2026
https://youtu.be/l_GbRS7ORoY

Goji (Lycium barbarum, wolfberry) can interact with some drugs, as noted in the video. Though the problems seem to mostly occur with consuming berry juice and root extracts.

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #health
#zeaxanthin #carotenoids

Great @LED3hub Lecture by Anne Osbourn of the John Innes Centre. She talked about the amazing diversity of plant natural products, the gene clusters for their synthesis and their recombinant production for applications in #food and #health.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41589-023-01538-5

#Plants #NaturalProducts #Chemistry #ChemBio

We are very happy that Anne Osbourn from the John Innes Centre visited us today for a LED3 Lecture. She talked about "Harnessing plant metabolic diversity for food and health applications".

#Plants #NaturalProducts #GeneClusters #DrugDiscovery #ChemBio #Chemistry #Food #Health

14-Jan-2026
Plant discovery could lead to new ways of producing #medicines

The study focused on a #plant called Flueggea suffruticosa, which produces a particularly powerful #alkaloid known as securinine. While investigating how this chemical is made, scientists discovered that the process is driven by a gene that looks more like it comes from #bacteria than from a plant.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1112631

#science #ecology #plantPhysiology #NaturalProducts

Actinomycete genomes are a rich source of unexplored phosphonate natural products. By mining 940 genome sequenced strains, researchers found 54 candidate producers and confirmed phosphonate production in 21 strains, including Kitasatospora fiedleri with a unique, LuxR regulated gene cluster. This strategy paves the way for new bioactive phosphonates with pharma and biotech potential.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/y43tk58n

#Phosphonate #NaturalProducts #Microbiology

my reading for today:

Food Bioactive HDAC Inhibitors in the Epigenetic Regulation of Heart Failure [2018]
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/8/1120

"Unlike class I HDACs, HDAC6-mediated regulation in these studies was directed at sarcomere protein deacetylation [54] or tubulin hyperacetylation [55], which suggests that the class IIb HDAC, HDAC6 regulates cardiac function through non-epigenetic mechanisms."

Neuronal complexity is attenuated in preclinical models of migraine and restored by HDAC6 inhibition [2021]
https://elifesciences.org/articles/63076

"One way in which HDAC6 inhibitors could attenuate CSD is through increased tubulin acetylation, thus counteracting microtubule disassembly produced by CSD events."

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My mother suffered from migraines and died of heart failure.
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I have been drinking broccoli sprout smoothies made from 30g of broccoli sprouts every morning for the past couple of weeks. A few days ago I started eating a cooked onion every day. I have been feeling a bit better (hope I don't jinx myself by saying so). Broccoli sprouts are pretty effective for me for controlling heartburn, so the onion has been okay for the most part. One day I ate way too much cooked onion as well as a bit raw, and had some heartburn. My eyes are less puffy, which I attribute to the quercetin in the onions.

#NaturalProducts #FunctionalFoods #migraine #HeartFailure

How does a tiny natural molecule like hypericin become a powerful dye against cancer without using heavy metals? 🧬✨

My new paper reveals that aggregation is the key! By stacking together, these dyes suppress energy loss and enhance triplet yields through "vibronic coupling control".

This "strength in numbers" mechanism explains why hypericin is so effective in PDT.

Read more: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5c01289

#ScienceTwitter #CancerResearch #Chemistry #BioTech #NaturalProducts

How does a tiny natural molecule like hypericin become a powerful dye against cancer without using heavy metals? 🧬✨

My new paper reveals that aggregation is the key! By stacking together, these dyes suppress energy loss and enhance triplet yields through "vibronic coupling control".

This "strength in numbers" mechanism explains why hypericin is so effective in PDT.

Read more: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5c01289

#ScienceTwitter #CancerResearch #Chemistry #BioTech #NaturalProducts

How to Recharge #WoolDryerBalls & Why To Do It

By Lance. Published: October 12, 2022

"I love my wool dryer balls, but, I had to learn how to recharge them so that they can keep working at their best. Helping me to get those loads dried faster while using less energy.

Quick Answer:

How to Recharge Wool Dryer Balls? To recharge (or refresh) wool dryer balls wash them on the gentle cycle with hot water. Then dry them on high heat in your clothes dryer.

Keep reading for a more detailed explanation on recharging wool dryer balls as well as some direction on why and when to recharge them!"

https://thehomemadeexperiment.com/how-to-recharge-wool-dryer-balls/

#SolarPunkSunday #Laundry #DIY #FabricSofteners #AnimalProducts #NaturalProducts #Wool

Pipeline release! nf-core/funcscan v3.0.0 - v3.0.0 - French Chocolatine - 2025-10-04!

Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/funcscan/releases/tag/3.0.0

#amp #amr #antibioticresistance #antimicrobialpeptides #antimicrobialresistancegenes #arg #assembly #bgc #biosyntheticgeneclusters #contigs #function #metagenomics #naturalproducts #screening #secondarymetabolites #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics

The Virtual #ChemBioTalks get under way with our first keynote lecture by Sarah O'Connor, who gave exciting insights into, how plants can make diverse #NaturalProducts. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202501323
#ChemBio #Chemistry

'Natural Protein Only' - Muscular Salmon Swimming Upstream Signs Shocking Deal with Major Supplement Company

A single salmon that went viral for jumping over waterfalls has signed an unprecedented sponsorship deal with a major protein manufacturer.

https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20250914-alpha-salmon-jealousy/

#salmon #protein #sponsorship deal #fitness #jealousy #influencer #naturalproducts #muscle

Genetic and biochemical insights into siderophore biosynthesis in the marine fish pathogen Tenacibaculum maritimum

Identification of the gene cluster…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Genetics #Bacterialgenetics #Biosynthesis #Desferrioxamine #HumanitiesandSocialSciences #Ironacquisition #Marinesiderophores #Metabolicpathways #Metals #multidisciplinary #nTenacibaculummaritimumn #Naturalproducts #Pathogens #Science #Tenacibaculosis
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/22444/

Genetic and biochemical insights into siderophore biosynthesis in the marine fish pathogen Tenacibaculum maritimum

Identification of the gene cluster…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Genetics #Bacterialgenetics #Biosynthesis #Desferrioxamine #HumanitiesandSocialSciences #Ironacquisition #Marinesiderophores #Metabolicpathways #Metals #multidisciplinary #nTenacibaculummaritimumn #Naturalproducts #Pathogens #Science #Tenacibaculosis
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/22444/

Genetic and biochemical insights into siderophore biosynthesis in the marine fish pathogen Tenacibaculum maritimum

Identification of the gene cluster…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Genetics #Bacterialgenetics #Biosynthesis #Desferrioxamine #HumanitiesandSocialSciences #Ironacquisition #Marinesiderophores #Metabolicpathways #Metals #multidisciplinary #nTenacibaculummaritimumn #Naturalproducts #Pathogens #Science #Tenacibaculosis
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/22444/

Genetic and biochemical insights into siderophore biosynthesis in the marine fish pathogen Tenacibaculum maritimum

Identification of the gene cluster…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Genetics #Bacterialgenetics #Biosynthesis #Desferrioxamine #HumanitiesandSocialSciences #Ironacquisition #Marinesiderophores #Metabolicpathways #Metals #multidisciplinary #nTenacibaculummaritimumn #Naturalproducts #Pathogens #Science #Tenacibaculosis
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/22444/

🔬 New insights into withanolides!
If you missed our recent story, here’s the official press release from Leibniz University Hannover and the University of Bonn:
👉 https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/130-2025

🧾 Original publication in Nature Communications:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61686-1

This work highlights the potential of natural products in modern science and medicine.
#NaturalProducts #Research #Biochemistry #Withanolides #AcademicCollaboration
@PuckerLab

🔬 New insights into withanolides!
If you missed our recent story, here’s the official press release from Leibniz University Hannover and the University of Bonn:
👉 https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/130-2025

🧾 Original publication in Nature Communications:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61686-1

This work highlights the potential of natural products in modern science and medicine.
#NaturalProducts #Research #Biochemistry #Withanolides #AcademicCollaboration
@PuckerLab

🔬 New insights into withanolides!
If you missed our recent story, here’s the official press release from Leibniz University Hannover and the University of Bonn:
👉 https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/130-2025

🧾 Original publication in Nature Communications:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61686-1

This work highlights the potential of natural products in modern science and medicine.
#NaturalProducts #Research #Biochemistry #Withanolides #AcademicCollaboration
@PuckerLab

🔬 New insights into withanolides!
If you missed our recent story, here’s the official press release from Leibniz University Hannover and the University of Bonn:
👉 https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/130-2025

🧾 Original publication in Nature Communications:
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61686-1

This work highlights the potential of natural products in modern science and medicine.
#NaturalProducts #Research #Biochemistry #Withanolides #AcademicCollaboration
@PuckerLab

The plant pathogen #Pseudomonas syringae adapts to its environment using unique #NaturalProducts. We identified new compounds that help the bacterium to fight competitors and thrive in diverse ecological niches.

🗞️ PR: https://lmy.de/vcZyU
📝 Publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202503679

@dfg_public

#NewPaper #PlantPathogens #Syrilipamides #Secimides #MicrobialDefense #BacterialGenomics #GenomicAnalysis #GeneCluster #Metabolomics #LeibnizHKI

The plant pathogen #Pseudomonas syringae adapts to its environment using unique #NaturalProducts. We identified new compounds that help the bacterium to fight competitors and thrive in diverse ecological niches.

🗞️ PR: https://lmy.de/vcZyU
📝 Publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202503679

@dfg_public

#NewPaper #PlantPathogens #Syrilipamides #Secimides #MicrobialDefense #BacterialGenomics #GenomicAnalysis #GeneCluster #Metabolomics #LeibnizHKI

New from the Brady Lab at Rockefeller University: Environmental resistome–guided development of resistance-tolerant antibiotics | PNAS

Congrats to lead author Dr. James Peek! In this paper, we propose using the existing reservoir of resistance genes/mechanisms in the environment (the "resistome") as an early warning system for antibiotic resistance in the clinic.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2504781122

#antibiotics #antibioticresistance #naturalproducts #resistome #drugdiscovery #metagenomics

The slides for the talk "The current state of the Digital Botanical Gardens Initiative" @dbgi are up at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15420634 .

#botany #metabolomics #datascience #botanicalgarden #biochemistry #naturalproducts

🌿 Can ancient herbal wisdom help us fight modern skin disorders?

🔗 EthnoHERBS: Harnessing traditional herbal knowledge for biodiversity conservation and innovative health solutions. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.03.035

📚 CSBJ Nanoscience and Advanced Materials: https://www.csbj.org/nano

#Ethnobotany #NaturalProducts #SkincareScience #Biodiversity #Cosmeceuticals #Horizon2020 #HorizonEurope #SustainableInnovation #HerbalMedicine #SkincareInnovation

🌿 Can ancient herbal wisdom help us fight modern skin disorders?

🔗 EthnoHERBS: Harnessing traditional herbal knowledge for biodiversity conservation and innovative health solutions. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.03.035

📚 CSBJ Nanoscience and Advanced Materials: https://www.csbj.org/nano

#Ethnobotany #NaturalProducts #SkincareScience #Biodiversity #Cosmeceuticals #Horizon2020 #HorizonEurope #SustainableInnovation #HerbalMedicine #SkincareInnovation

🌿 Can ancient herbal wisdom help us fight modern skin disorders?

🔗 EthnoHERBS: Harnessing traditional herbal knowledge for biodiversity conservation and innovative health solutions. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.03.035

📚 CSBJ Nanoscience and Advanced Materials: https://www.csbj.org/nano

#Ethnobotany #NaturalProducts #SkincareScience #Biodiversity #Cosmeceuticals #Horizon2020 #HorizonEurope #SustainableInnovation #HerbalMedicine #SkincareInnovation

🌿 Can ancient herbal wisdom help us fight modern skin disorders?

🔗 EthnoHERBS: Harnessing traditional herbal knowledge for biodiversity conservation and innovative health solutions. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.03.035

📚 CSBJ Nanoscience and Advanced Materials: https://www.csbj.org/nano

#Ethnobotany #NaturalProducts #SkincareScience #Biodiversity #Cosmeceuticals #Horizon2020 #HorizonEurope #SustainableInnovation #HerbalMedicine #SkincareInnovation

🌿 Can ancient herbal wisdom help us fight modern skin disorders?

🔗 EthnoHERBS: Harnessing traditional herbal knowledge for biodiversity conservation and innovative health solutions. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.03.035

📚 CSBJ Nanoscience and Advanced Materials: https://www.csbj.org/nano

#Ethnobotany #NaturalProducts #SkincareScience #Biodiversity #Cosmeceuticals #Horizon2020 #HorizonEurope #SustainableInnovation #HerbalMedicine #SkincareInnovation

The use of high-throughput protein crystallography to directly capture bioactive natural products from unpurified biota chemical samples using protein crystals is described #NaturalProducts #HighThroughoutCrystallography #CrystallographicCapture https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053230X25001542