Ethnopharmacological relevance The genus Euphorbia (spurges, Euphorbiaceae) is the
third largest genus of flowering plants, with almost 2000 species. Its exceptional diversity of …

Cyanogenic glycosides are ancient biomolecules found in more than 2,650 higher plant
species as well as in a few arthropod species. Cyanogenic glycosides are amino acid-derived β-…

… Trine Bundgaard Andersen was lead author on this review supported by Henrik Toft
Simonsen who is the senior author. Carmen Quiñonero López contributed to Chapter 4, Tom …

Plants traditionally used in India to treat fever or malaria were examined in vitro for antiplasmodial
properties against Plasmodium falciparum. Of 80 analysed ethanol extracts, from 47 …

… , HT Simonsen, FJ Leeper and GPC Salmond, unpublished results). In most cases the
complemented mutant was confirmed to produce prodigiosin as shown by LC-MS. This result …

The prodigiosin biosynthesis gene cluster (pig cluster) from two strains of Serratia (S.
marcescens ATCC 274 and Serratia sp. ATCC 39006) has been cloned, sequenced and …

Sulfur‐deficient plants generate a lower yield and have a reduced nutritional value. The
process of sulfur acquisition and assimilation play an integral role in plant metabolism, and …

Malaria is still an eminent threat to major parts of the world population mainly in sub-Saharan
Africa. Researchers around the world continuously seek novel solutions to either eliminate …

The guaianolide group of sesquiterpene lactones contains a large number of compounds
with biological activity. One of these guaianolides, thapsigargin from the genus Thapsia (…

Natural products from plants have served mankind in a wide range of applications, such as
medicines, perfumes, or flavoring agents. For this reason, synthesis, regulation and function …