Plant volatile organic compounds evolution: transcriptional regulation, epigenetics and polyploidy

J Picazo-Aragonés, A Terrab, F Balao - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted by plants as a consequence of their
interaction with biotic and abiotic factors, and have a very important role in plant evolution …

[HTML][HTML] Sites of synthesis, biochemistry and functional role of plant volatiles

ME Maffei - South African Journal of Botany, 2010 - Elsevier
All plants are able to emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the content and
composition of these molecules show both genotypic variation and phenotypic plasticity …

[BOOK][B] Computational molecular evolution

Z Yang - 2006 - books.google.com
The field of molecular evolution has experienced explosive growth in recent years due to the
rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, continuous improvements to computer …

Evidence for the monophyletic evolution of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in angiosperms

DK Liscombe, BP MacLeod, N Loukanina, OI Nandi… - Phytochemistry, 2005 - Elsevier
Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) consist of more than 2500 diverse structures largely
restricted to the order Ranunculales and the eumagnoliids. However, BIAs also occur in the …

[HTML][HTML] The evolution of metabolism: How to test evolutionary hypotheses at the genomic level

F Scossa, AR Fernie - Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The origin of primordial metabolism and its expansion to form the metabolic networks extant
today represent excellent systems to study the impact of natural selection and the potential …

Floral volatile benzenoids/phenylpropanoids: biosynthetic pathway, regulation and ecological value

M Lv, L Zhang, Y Wang, L Ma, Y Yang… - Horticulture …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Benzenoids/phenylpropanoids, the second most diverse group of plant volatiles, exhibit
significant structural diversity and play crucial roles in attracting pollinators and protecting …

Biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids and related compounds

M Petersen, J Hans, U Matern - Annual Plant Reviews Volume …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Phenolic compounds are ubiquitous in the plant kingdom. A main pathway for the formation
of these compounds starts with the aromatic amino acids L‐phenylalanine and–to a lesser …

Scent evolution in Chinese roses

G Scalliet, F Piola, CJ Douady, S Réty… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
The phenolic methyl ether 3, 5-dimethoxytoluene (DMT) is a major scent compound of many
modern rose varieties, and its fragrance participates in the characteristic “tea scent” that …

Frequent false detection of positive selection by the likelihood method with branch-site models

J Zhang - Molecular biology and evolution, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Positive Darwinian selection promotes fixations of advantageous mutations during gene
evolution and is probably responsible for most adaptations. Detecting positive selection at …

Changes at a Critical Branchpoint in the Anthocyanin Biosynthetic Pathway Underlie the Blue to Orange Flower Color Transition in Lysimachia arvensis

M Sánchez-Cabrera, FJ Jiménez-López… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Anthocyanins are the primary pigments contributing to the variety of flower colors among
angiosperms and are considered essential for survival and reproduction. Anthocyanins are …