Biosynthesis is the generation of natural products through enzymatic reactions, as in cellular metabolism. Successive enzymatic reactions by a number of enzymes are generally required to achieve a ...

Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Synthesis of Zhejiang Province, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China Engineering Research Center of ...

Pregnenolone is a steroid hormone that naturally exists in our bodies and is instrumental in creating other hormones including estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol. With advancing age, the levels ...

We focus our discussion on the current knowledge of the pharmacological effects, the biosynthesis of the peptide cannabinoids and the new insights on the activation and modulation of cannabinoid ...

The crucial roles of steroid hormones in the development and function of the central nervous system (CNS) have been well established (Compagnone and Mellon, 1998; Baulieu et al., 1999; Karishma and ...