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Caffeic acid is a phenolic acid compound widely applied in the food and pharmaceutical fields. Currently, one of the reasons for the low yield of caffeic acid biosynthesis is that the carbon flow enters mainly into the TCA cycle via pyruvate, which leads to low concentrations of erythrose 4-phosphate (E4P) and phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), the precursors of caffeic acid synthesis. Here, we developed a growth-coupled dual-layered dynamic regulation system. This system controls intracellular pyruvate supply in real time by responding to intracellular pyruvate and -coumaric acid concentrations, autonomously coordinates pathway gene expression, and redirects carbon metabolism to balance cell growth and caffeic acid synthesis. Finally, our constructed engineered strain based on the dual-layered dynamic regulation system achieved a caffeic acid titer of 559.7 mg/L in a 5 L bioreactor. Thus, this study demonstrated the efficiency and potential of this system in boosting the yield of aromatic compounds.
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J Ethnopharmacol
September 2025
Department of Bachelor's Degree Program for Indigenous Peoples in Senior Health and Care Management, National Taitung University, Taitung, 950, Taiwan; Master Program in Biomedical Science, National Taitung University, Taitung, 950, Taiwan; Elderly Industry Sustainable Low Carbon Research Center, Na
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Ocimum gratissimum L. commonly known as basil, is an herb-like plant frequently mentioned in ethnopharmacological studies due to its widespread availability in local communities and its widespread use in treating inflammatory conditions. In a previous study, we demonstrated that aqueous extracts of Ocimum gratissimum (OGE), which are rich in plant polyphenols such as caffeic acid and isoflavones, can protect skin cells from UVC-induced inflammation and damage in migration and proliferation.
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September 2025
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Brain Korea 21 Project, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Korea. Electronic address:
Xenopus embryo serves as an ideal model for teratogenesis assays to observe the effects of any compounds on the cellular processes crucial for early development and adult tissue homeostasis. In our screening of a chemical library with frog embryo, caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) was found to upregulate the FGF/MAPK pathway, disrupting germ layer formation in early development. Exposure to CAPE interfered with the formation of anterior-posterior body axis and of ectodermal derivatives such as eyes, dorsal fin and pigment cells.
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August 2025
Department of Chemistry & IMO-IMOMEC, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Caffeic acid is a key indicator of wine quality, but its sensitive and accurate detection remains challenging due to the lack of high-performance sensing materials. Metal/N-doped porous carbon (M/NPC) electrocatalysts with abundant catalytic sites are promising to address this issue. Herein, a FeCo nanoalloy encapsulated in NPC (FeCo@NPC) was designed and synthesized via a "covalent organic framework (COF) adsorption-pyrolysis" strategy.
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August 2025
Joint Laboratory CHIC41H University of Lille-Florimond-Desprez, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Université de Liège, Univ. Lille, Junia, UMRT 1158 BioEcoAgro - Specialized Metabolites of Plant Origin, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
Chlorogenic acid (5-CQA) is a caffeic acid ester widely accumulated in higher plants. It plays roles in defense against biotic and abiotic stresses. As its biosynthetic pathway shares common enzymes and intermediates with that of lignin, 5-CQA has long been hypothesized to be involved in lignin formation.
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September 2025
Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty Selcuk University Konya Turkey.
The current investigation was designed to explore the chemical composition, antioxidant capacity, enzyme inhibitory activity, and cytotoxic potential of four different extracts (Ethyl Acetate, Ethanol, Ethanol/Water (70%) and Water) derived from the aerial parts of . In vitro, assessments were performed utilizing diverse antioxidant assays, along with evaluations of neuroprotective enzyme inhibition targeting acetylcholine and butyl choline enzymes, as well as antidiabetic activities against α-amylase and α-glucosidase and a potential candidate for a tyrosinase inhibitor. LC-ESI-QTOF-MS identification provided a total of 70 compounds in the extracted samples of , including kaempferol 3-(deoxyhexosyl-hexoside)-7-hexoside, rutin, quercetin dideoxyhexoside, caffeic acid hexoside, quinoline alkaloids, morphine derivatives, and scoulerine.
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