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The biosynthetic pathway of specific steroidal compounds in nightshade plants (such as potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants) starts with cholesterol. Several studies have investigated the enzymes involved ...

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Immunotherapy has emerged as one of the most promising therapeutic strategies for cancer treatments (Mellman et al., 2011). Among the immunotherapy approaches, immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is ...

A recent study analyzed the composition and metabolism of steroidal alkaloids in Solanum nigrum fruits of different maturities and identified steroidal glycoalkaloids and steroidal alkaloids, ...

A compound, Uttroside-B, isolated from the leaves of a perennial shrub and a nightshade, Solanum nigrum, by a team of researchers at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology has been found to be an ...

A research project conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) here has found that the berry-bearing black nightshade shrub could be effective for treating the liver cancer. The ...

"The berry-bearing black nightshade shrub is proving to possess the potency to treat liver cancer, as the compound, Uttroside-B isolated from this plant as part of the path-breaking research programme ...

Research shows that constituents of Solanum nigrum bind with ACE 2 (an enzyme the Sars-Cov-2 virus uses to enter the body) and have the potential to inhibit viral replication; cytokine storm and ...

The summer annual weeds are starting to emerge and I am using this blog over the next few weeks to introduce readers to the seedlings of important species. Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) is an ...