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. 2020 Dec;25(12):1182-1184.
doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.08.010. Epub 2020 Sep 4.

Tracking the Origin and Evolution of Plant Metabolites

Christophe Duplais  1 , Nicolas Papon  2 , Vincent Courdavault  3
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Tracking the Origin and Evolution of Plant Metabolites

Christophe Duplais et al. Trends Plant Sci. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Iridoids are monoterpenes that are produced by various plants as chemical defense molecules. Lichman et al. recently described the timeline of molecular events that underpin the re-emergence of iridoid biosynthesis in an independent lineage of aromatic plants (catnip). This study represents a benchmark for studying enzyme and metabolite evolution in different clades across the tree of life.

Keywords: Lamiaceae; enzyme evolution; iridoids; nepetalactone; plant metabolites.

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  • The evolutionary origins of the cat attractant nepetalactone in catnip.
    Lichman BR, Godden GT, Hamilton JP, Palmer L, Kamileen MO, Zhao D, Vaillancourt B, Wood JC, Sun M, Kinser TJ, Henry LK, Rodriguez-Lopez C, Dudareva N, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Buell CR, O'Connor SE. Lichman BR, et al. Sci Adv. 2020 May 13;6(20):eaba0721. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aba0721. eCollection 2020 May. Sci Adv. 2020. PMID: 32426505 Free PMC article.

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