Foxglove plants produce compounds used in heart medicine; can science do it better?
Monday, April 13, 2020 - 14:11
in Biology & Nature
New research investigates how foxgloves create medicinal compounds, with an eye toward improving the process. Specifically, the lab is investigating the chemical processes the plants use to create cardiac glycosides: what steps are taken, what genes are turned on, and what enzymes are deployed. Farming foxgloves for medicine is time-consuming and labor-intensive.