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Check out our story about the discovery of Kofumicins, new members of a small but growing family of amphoteric linear polyene polyketides (ALPP), antibiotics that adopt a bent conformation in solution. #secmet

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TOC image showing Kutzneria growing on a plate, molecules being separated, activity metabolomics, and a MD optimized structure showing a bent conformation of a linear polyketide
November 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
natprodreports.rsc.org
Be sure to read this Review by Xuefeng Jiang et al. from East China Normal University in our latest issue discussing the linkage diversity of dimeric tryptophan alkaloids #secmet #natprod

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November 4, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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Take a look in our latest issue at a paper by Nicolau Sbaraini, @yithengchooi.bsky.social & co. revealing a diphenyl ether-to-xanthene transformation in barceloneic acid biosynthesis #secmet #orgchem

📍University of Western Australia, Macquarie University & @ufrgs.br
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October 31, 2026 at 9:48 AM
bhoditims.bsky.social
I love interdisciplinary learning and try to share that passion with my students
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How Do We See Compounds?
Phytochemical Chromophore UV-detection
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October 29, 2026 at 4:19 PM
natprodreports.rsc.org
⌛Nominations close today for the 2027 @natprodreports.rsc.org Emerging Investigator Lectureship! #chemsky #secmet

❗It is your last chance to nominate your winner for the award - visit our webpage for full details on how to nominate🔽
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November 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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🔓Don't miss this Review in our latest issue by Leon Otten & Patrick Pale from @unistra.fr looking at the origins, roles, structures and syntheses of the opine family of natural products #natprod #secmet

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October 30, 2026 at 12:45 PM
natprodreports.rsc.org
🔓Take a look in our latest issue at a Highlight by @chekanlab.bsky.social, Huan Wang, @chinsoonphan.bsky.social & co. summarising the latest research on radical-mediated cross-linking enzymes in RiPP biosynthesis #natprod #secmet

📍LIOS, Nanjing University & @uncg.edu
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October 26, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Be sure to read this review in our latest issue by Haizheng Yu, Ning Li, Lei Zhang & co. from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University looking at synthetic biology for the sustainable use of medicinal orchids #natprod #secmet

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October 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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🚨Only two weeks left to nominate for the 2027 @natprodreports.rsc.org Emerging Investigator Lectureship!

Don't miss this opportunity to highlight any on the rise natural product scientists you may know #natprod #secmet

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October 19, 2026 at 8:51 AM
chenxinli2.bsky.social
The genetic basis for the production of toxic quinolizidine alkaloids in lupins #PlantScience #SecMet

From: www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
The genetic basis for the production of toxic quinolizidine alkaloids in lupins
Lupins (Lupinus spp.) are promising protein crops that accumulate bitter and toxic quinolizidine alkaloids (QAs). The effective removal of QAs through new breeding technologies is hampered by a poor u...
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October 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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🔓Be sure to read this #OpenAccess Review from Marco Masi et al. at the University of Naples Federico II in our latest issue focused on non-strigolactone natural products and their potential to interfere with parasitic weed development #natprod #secmet

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October 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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🔓Don't miss a #OpenAccess Review in our latest issue by Munhyung Bae, Seoung Rak Lee, Yun Kwon et al. at Pusan National University, Gachon University & Kyungpook National University looking at natural products with atypical atoms #secmet #natprod

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October 9, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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⌛There's less than a month to go to get your nominations in for the 2027 @natprodreports.rsc.org Emerging Investigator Lectureship! #secmet #chemsky

If you know a rising star in natural product research, be sure to nominate.

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October 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
chenxinli2.bsky.social
Two purine permeases import vinblastine biosynthetic intermediates into idioblast cells in Catharanthus roseus #PlantScience #SecMet

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October 3, 2026 at 1:03 PM
natprodreports.rsc.org
🔓Take a look in our latest issue at this #OpenAccess Highlight by Qihao Wu & co. looking at how biosynthetic crosstalk in bacteria leads to chimeric natural products #natprod #secmet

📍University of Pittsburgh
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October 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
natprodreports.rsc.org
🔓Be sure to read this #OpenAccess Review from Liang-Liang Wang, Andreas Kirschning & co. at Kunming Institute of Botany & @unihannover.bsky.social in our latest issue covering elansolids and the use p-quinone methides in their synthesis #secmet #natprod

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September 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Don't miss this Highlight in our latest issue from Jinyong Huang, Xiang Gao, Weiqiang Li, Jian Wei, Xiaojian Yin et al. at the Chinese Academy of Sciences looking at epigenetic regulation of plant specialized metabolism #natprod #secmet

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September 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
turgutmesut.bsky.social
📢 Very happy to see ARTS-DB 2.0 out in Database! 🧬
A lot of work went into bringing bacterial and fungal target-directed genome mining together with updated BGC predictions and an improved interface.
Great to finally share it with the community! 🚀
📄: doi.org/10.1093/data...
#TDGM #NPs #SecMet
September 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM
nadineziemert.bsky.social
Congrats to @turgutmesut.bsky.social @canerbagci.bsky.social and Semih Erdoğmuş for the update and major improvement of ARTs-DB academic.oup.com/database/art... 🥳 Now also including fungal data and a much improved and more intuitive interface!! happy #targetdirectedgenomemining #secmet
ARTS-DB 2.0: an expanded database for target-directed genome mining across bacteria and fungi
Abstract. The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance requires efficient strategies to prioritize biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) that may enco
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September 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
natprodreports.rsc.org
📢Our latest issue is now online!

🔓Check out the #OpenAccess review behind the cover by @ericbrownprof.bsky.social & co. @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social highlighting an overlooked subset of natural product antibiotics that inhibit nutrient metabolism #natprod #secmet

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September 23, 2026 at 3:13 PM
natprodreports.rsc.org
Don't miss this review in our latest issue by Namil Lee, Byung-Kwan Cho & co. at KAIST summarising current knowledge of genome-scale transcriptional regulation in Streptomyces and emerging experimental platforms investigating these mechanisms #natprod #secmet

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September 16, 2026 at 8:56 AM
natprodreports.rsc.org
Be sure to read a review from Edward Kalkreuter et al. at Florida State University in our latest issue looking at strategies for prioritizing and accessing novel enzymology from microbial biosynthesis #natprod #secmet

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September 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Don't miss this review in our latest issue from Yunzi Luo et al. at Tianjin University highlighting the rare functional groups and unique scaffolds in Streptomyces natural products #natprod #secmet

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September 11, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Dong-Chan Oh (Seoul National University) has been appointed as our new Editorial Board Chair!

Please join us in welcoming Dong-Chan to his new position🎉#secmet #chemsky

Find out more about Dong-Chan and his appointment here🔽
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September 9, 2026 at 11:03 AM
chenxinli2.bsky.social
Complete biosynthesis of the anticancer cephalotaxinone and homoerythratine #PlantScience #SecMet

From: www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
Complete biosynthesis of the anticancer cephalotaxinone and homoerythratine
Complete biosynthetic pathways for cephalotaxinone and homoerythratine were elucidated from the endangered plant Cephalotaxus fortunei. Thirteen key enzymes were identified, including two homologous c...
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September 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM