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Prenylated Flavonoids from Desmodium caudatum and as Potential Activators for SARS-CoV-2
Two new isoprenylated flavone, 8,4′-dimethoxy-6-(4-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-flavone (1), 8-hydroxy-4′-methoxy-6-(4-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-flavone (2), together with seven known isoprenylated flavonoids (3–9) were i...
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Two New Isoquinolines from Cigar Tobacco-Derived Endophytic Fungi Aspergillus puniceus and Their Antibacterial Activity
With the aims of screening more antibacterial activity metabolites, in this study, two new (1 and 2), together with five known (3–7) isoquinolines were isolated from the cigar tobacco-derived endophytic fungi Asp...
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Isoprenylated Flavones from the Twigs of Artocarpus chama and Their Anti-Viral Activities
A new isoprenylated flavone, 8,4′-dimethoxy-6-(4′′-methylfuran-2-yl)-flavone (1), together with five known isoprenylated flavones (2–6) were isolated from the twigs of Artocarpus chama. Interestingly, compound 1 ...
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Carboline Alkaloids from the Cigar Tobacco-Derived Fungi Aspergillus sp. and Their Anti-TMV Activity
Two new β-carboline alkaloids, 1-acetyl-6-hydroxymethyl-7-methoxy-β-carboline (1) and 1-acetyl-6- hydroxymethyl-8-methoxy-β-carboline (2), together with four known ones (3–6) were isolated from the cigar tobacco ...
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Antiviral Isoquinolines from the Cigar Tobacco Derived Endophytic Fungi Aspergillus fumigatus
With the aim of screening more antiviral activity metabolites, in this study, two new (1 and 2), together with five known (3–7), isoquinolines were isolated from the cigar tobacco-derived endophytic fungi Aspergi...
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Antiviral Chromone Alkaloids from the Cigar Tobacco Leaves Derived Endophytic Fungus Aspergillus lentulus
The chromone alkaloids have attracted the widespread attention of chemists and biologists due to their complex structures and prominent bioactivities. With the aim of screening more antiviral activity metaboli...
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The effect of the nucleotides immediately upstream of the AUG start codon on the efficiency of translation initiation in sperm cells
It is widely known that an optimal nucleotide sequence context immediately upstream of the AUG start codon greatly improves the efficiency of translation initiation of mRNA in mammalian and plant somatic cells...
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Two New Anti-Tobacco Mosaic Virus Alkaloids from the Whole Plants of Thalictrum microgynum
Two new (1 and 2), together with four known (3–6) alkaloids were isolated from the whole plants of Thalictrum microgynum. Compounds 1–6 were tested for their anti-tobacco mosaic virus (anti-TMV) activity. The res...
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Chemical Constituents of the Roots of Phlomis betonicoides and Their Anti-Rotavirus Activity
Two new isobenzofuranone derivatives (1 and 2) together with six known compounds (3–8) were isolated from the roots of Phlomis betonicoides, a highly sweet plant in China. Their structures were determined by mean...
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Two New Anti-Tobacco Mosaic Virus Xanthones from Comastoma Pedunculatum
Two new anti-tobacco mosaic virus (anti-TMV) xanthones, 4,7-dimethoxy-5-hydroxymethyl-1-methylxanthone (1) and 7-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-4-methoxy-1-methylxanthone (2), were isolated from the whole plants of Coma...
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Open AccessGmBZL3 acts as a major BR signaling regulator through crosstalk with multiple pathways in Glycine max
Brassinosteroids (BRs) play a crucial role in plant vegetative growth and reproductive development. The transcription factors BZR1 and BES1/BZR2 are well characterized as downstream regulators of the BR signal...
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Evidence for programmed cell death and activation of specific caspase-like enzymes in the tomato fruit heat stress response
The tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruit is the best available model to study the stress response of fleshy fruit. Programmed cell death (PCD) plays an important role in stress responses in mammals and plants. ...
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Isolation, optimization, and functional analysis of the cDNA encoding transcription factor OsDREB1B in Oryza Sativa L.
A previous study had indicated that the transcription factors DREB/CBF (DRE-binding protein/C-repeat binding factor) play important roles in the expression of many stress inducible genes under cold-temperature...