New triterpene discovery overturns current knowledge of highly useful compound, opening up new world for drug discovery
A remarkable discovery and collaborative effort have revealed a new type of triterpenes, a group of organic compounds which are an important source of many medicines. Until now, all triterpenes were believed to be derived from squalene, itself a type of triterpene. However, for the first time, researchers witnessed biosynthesis, the formation of complex compounds […]
