Until now, researchers have been unable to characterize the stages of the melatonin biosynthesis pathway due to a lack of sensitive and selective techniques. The seven synthetic intermediates in the ...

Phenolic compounds stored in grape seeds are central to fruit quality, antioxidant activity, and wine characteristics. Ethylene and melatonin both influence berry development and secondary metabolism, ...

For the first time, large amounts of melatonin are being made by bacteria. In industrial sized fermentation vats, harmless strains of engineered E. coli bacteria are feeding on glucose and churning ...

A new study suggests melatonin supplements may help night shift workers boost their body's DNA repair processes, potentially offsetting some of the damage linked to working overnight. The findings are ...

A Brazilian study published in the Journal of Pineal Research describes a group of genes potentially regulated by the hormone melatonin in some types of cancer, especially breast cancer. According to ...