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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"plant specialized metabolism"”.
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Mechanisms of Enzyme Neofunctionalization in Plant Specialized Metabolism
Plants, as sessile organisms, have evolved a plethora of secondary metabolites, along with highly specialized enzymes and unique metabolic pathways that support their biosynthesis. To date, approximately one-third of all existing pharmaceuticals are of plant origin. However, only a fraction of …
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The role of enzyme promiscuity in plant metabolic evolution
… a key event facilitating the transition of early plants from aquatic to terrestrial environments and their subsequent radiation on land. The breadth and diversity of plant specialized metabolism reflects upon the adaptive innovations that took place during plants' colonization of land in the past …
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Enzyme structure, function, and evolution in flavonoid biosynthesis
Plant specialized metabolism is a key evolutionary adaptation that has enabled plants to migrate from water onto land and subsequently spread throughout terrestrial environments. Flavonoids are one particularly important class of plant specialized metabolites, playing a wide variety of roles in …
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The γ-tocopherol-like family of N-methyltransferases: A taxonomically clustered gene family encoding enzymes responsible for N-methylation of monoterpene indole alkaloids
The plant family Apocynaceae accumulates thousands of monoterpene indole alkaloids (MIAs) which originate, biosynthetically, from the common secoiridoid intermediate, strictosidine, that is formed from the condensation of tryptophan and secologanin molecules. MIAs demonstrate remarkable structural …
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Investigations into the molecular evolution of plant terpene, alkaloid, and urushiol biosynthetic enzymes
Plants produce a vast number of low-molecular-weight chemicals (so called secondary or specialized metabolites) that confer a selective advantage to the plant, such as defense against herbivory or protection from changing environmental conditions. Many of these specialized metabolites are used for …
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Paralogous genes in Arabidopsis thaliana contribute to diversified phenylpropanoid metabolism
… provides added fitness remains difficult. Plant specialized metabolism provides an attractive platform to study the fixation of genes post duplication and how this process leads to the chemical diversity seen today. Specialized metabolites by definition are thought to be dispensable under …