The extreme chemical and physical recalcitrance of sporopollenin deems this biopolymer
among the most resilient organic materials on Earth. As the primary material fortifying spore …

Fatty acyl reductase (FAR) is a crucial enzyme that catalyzes the NADPH-dependent
reduction of fatty acyl-CoA or acyl-ACP substrates to primary fatty alcohols, which in turn acts …

The production of large quantities of micromachines and microrobots is limited by fabrication
methods and the use of synthetic templates. Pollen is one of the most stable structures in the …

Lipid biosynthesis and transport are essential for plant male reproduction. Compared with
Arabidopsis and rice, relatively fewer maize lipid metabolic genic male‐sterility (GMS) genes …

Mougeotia spp. collected from field samples were investigated for their conjugation
morphology by light-, fluorescence-, scanning-and transmission electron microscopy. During …

Spores and pollens refer to the reproductive cells of seed plants and asexually reproducing
sporophytes, exhibiting a natural core–shell structure and exquisite surface morphology …

The cycling of carbon between Earth's surface and interior governs the long-term habitability
of the planet. But how carbon migrates in the deep Earth is not well understood. In particular …

In this work, antimicrobial and antioxidant films based on ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH)
copolymer containing low amounts of ferulic acid (FA) were successfully developed by melt …

Bee-collected pollen (BCP) is currently receiving increasing attention as a dietary
supplement for humans. In order to increase the accessibility of nutrients for intestinal …

Sporopollenin is a mechanically robust and chemically inert biopolymer that constitutes the
outer protective exine layer of plant spores and pollen grains. Recent investigation of the …