Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania19104, United States Center for Precision Engineering for Health, University of Pennsylvania, ...

Sterols are amphipathic lipids based on the steroid ring structure but with a polar hydroxyl (OH group) on one of the 6-membered rings. Sterols are also known as steroid alcohols, an example of ...

Chalcone synthase (CHS) is pivotal for the biosynthesis of flavonoid antimicrobial phytoalexins and anthocyanin pigments in plants. It produces chalcone by condensing one p-coumaroyl- and three ...