Mint is considered to have a greater number of phenolic acids, flavonoids, antioxidants and other bioactive components, and is widely used as food, medicine, spices, and flavoring agents. Thus, metabolites composition is an important parameter for assessing the quality of mint. In this study, two...
BACKGROUND: Converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added chemicals using engineered cyanobacteria is a promising strategy to tackle the global warming and energy shortage issues. However, most cyanobacteria are autotrophic and use CO2 as a sole carbon source, which makes it h...
Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis is a widely cultivated rhizomatous perennial woody plant known for producing the highly valued steroidal saponins. Steroidal saponins serve as the primary active component and exhibit a variety of pharmacological effects. However, the accumulation of secondary me...
Shrub willow has strong adaptability, large biomass and short rotation period. Colorful willow barks have great ornamental and economic value. To study the color regulation mechanism, metabolomics and transcriptomics were used to analyze the purple, green and red barks. In the positive mode, a to...
Lung cancer (LC) is still one of the most deadly cancers in the world, but there is a lack of non-invasive biomarkers to assist diagnosis and guide treatment. Herein, untargeted serum metabolomics of 57 LC patients and 59 HC people was performed based on gas chromatography-mass spectrography (GC-...
Metabolomics analysis revealed specific accumulation of amino acids, organic acids, carbohydrates, fatty acids and flavonoids in ZD compared with that in BM. The core differential metabolites associated with ZD stress resistance included isoleucine, fumaric acid, raffinose and isovitexin. In...
Polyphyllins are the key components in Paris, with varying levels and compositions among different species. This study investigated polyphyllin compositions of 206 Paris samples from 16 different producing areas. 9 Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis, 3 Paris fargesii and 3 Paris forrestii were sel...
Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are common chronic diseases that threaten human health. Patients with DM are susceptible to PTB, an important factor that aggravates the complications of diabetes. However, the molecular regulatory mechanism underlying the susceptibility of ...