The scaffold-forming steps of plant alkaloid biosynthesis

BR Lichman - Natural Product Reports, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkaloids from plants are characterised by structural diversity and bioactivity, and maintain a
privileged position in both modern and traditional medicines. In recent years, there have …

Biosynthesis of alkaloids in Amaryllidaceae plants: A review

I Desgagné-Penix - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2021 - Springer
Amaryllidaceae alkaloids are a group of specialized metabolites found predominantly in the
Amaryllidaceae plant family. Approximately 600 naturally occurring Amaryllidaceae …

[HTML][HTML] Combined Analysis of the Fruit Metabolome and Transcriptome Reveals Candidate Genes Involved in Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Actinidia arguta

Y Li, J Fang, X Qi, M Lin, Y Zhong, L Sun… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
To assess the interrelation between the change of metabolites and the change of fruit color,
we performed a combined metabolome and transcriptome analysis of the flesh in two …

Comprehensive analysis of transcriptome and metabolome reveals the flavonoid metabolic pathway is associated with fruit peel coloration of melon

A Zhang, J Zheng, X Chen, X Shi, H Wang, Q Fu - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The peel color is an important external quality of melon fruit. To explore the mechanisms of
melon peel color formation, we performed an integrated analysis of transcriptome and …

A developmental gradient reveals biosynthetic pathways to eukaryotic toxins in monocot geophytes

N Mehta, Y Meng, R Zare, R Kamenetsky-Goldstein… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Numerous eukaryotic toxins that accumulate in geophytic plants are valuable in the clinic,
yet their biosynthetic pathways have remained elusive. A notable example is the> 150 …

Characterization of norbelladine synthase and noroxomaritidine/norcraugsodine reductase reveals a novel catalytic route for the biosynthesis of Amaryllidaceae …

BB Majhi, SE Gélinas, N Mérindol, S Ricard… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (AAs) are a large group of plant specialized metabolites with
diverse pharmacological properties. Norbelladine is the entry compound in AAs …

Biosynthesis and biological activities of newly discovered Amaryllidaceae alkaloids

S Ka, M Koirala, N Mérindol, I Desgagné-Penix - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alkaloids are an important group of specialized nitrogen metabolites with a wide range of
biochemical and pharmacological effects. Since the first publication on lycorine in 1877 …

Comparative transcriptome and metabolome analyses identified the mode of sucrose degradation as a metabolic marker for early vegetative propagation in bulbs of …

ZM Ren, D Zhang, C Jiao, DQ Li, Y Wu… - The Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vegetative propagation (VP) is an important practice for production in many horticultural
plants. Sugar supply constitutes the basis of VP in bulb flowers, but the underlying molecular …

PR10/Bet v1‐like proteins as novel contributors to plant biochemical diversity

JS Morris, KMP Caldo, S Liang, PJ Facchini - ChemBioChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenesis‐related (PR) proteins constitute a broad class of plant proteins with
analogues found throughout nature from bacteria to higher eukaryotes. PR proteins were …

Navigating Amaryllidaceae alkaloids: bridging gaps and charting biosynthetic territories

NS Liyanage, F Awwad… - Journal of …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Amaryllidaceae alkaloid (AA) biosynthesis has garnered significant attention in recent years,
particularly with the commercialization of galanthamine as a treatment for the symptoms of …