Boron is an essential mineral that plays an important role in several biological processes.
Boron is required for growth of plants, animals, and humans. There are increasing …

The soil microbial community fulfils various functions, such as nutrient cycling and carbon
(C) sequestration, therefore contributing to maintenance of soil fertility and mitigation of …

Research related to boronic acids, from synthetic development to materials to drug
discovery, has skyrocketed in the past 20 years. In terms of drug discovery, the incorporation …

Proteases form one of the largest and more important groups of enzymes. They selectively
catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds and can be divided into four major classes …

Which elements are essential for human life? Here we make an element-by-element journey
through the periodic table and attempt to assess whether elements are essential or not, and …

Covering: 2003. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2004, 21, 1 This review covers the
literature published in 2003 for marine natural products, with 619 citations (413 for the …

Background The essentiality of boron (B) for plant growth was established> 85 years ago. In
the last decade, it has been revealed that one of the physiological roles of B is cross-linking …

Boron (B) is an essential element for plants, but is also toxic when present in excess. B
deficiency and toxicity are both major agricultural problems worldwide, and elucidating the …

Boron (B) is considered a prebiotic chemical element with a role in both the origin and
evolution of life, as well as an essential micronutrient for some bacteria, plants, fungi, and …

Chemical communication is a phenomenon exhibited by many different organisms and
nowadays is one of the most prominent research areas at the chemistry-microbiology …