For over 350 years, quinine and other extracts from the cinchona tree (Cinchona spp.) were the only effective medicines ...

Enzymes that play a crucial role in the production of the malaria drug quinine and other important cinchona alkaloids have ...

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Researchers mapped the full biosynthesis of quinine in cinchona trees, identifying key enzymes and intermediates. The ...

Characteristic features of plants, such as their active ingredients or flower color, may have developed through very ...

Cinchona alkaloids have a long and storied history in chemistry. Derived from Cinchona plants, members of the molecular family include the chiral catalyst cinchonidine and quinine, an early ...

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Newly discovered enzymes found in the cinchona tree play a crucial role in the production of the malaria drug quinine and other important alkaloids. This opens up possibilities for the ...