Biosynthesis of iridoid sex pheromones in aphids
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2211254119
Abstract: Iridoid monoterpenes, widely distributed in plants and insects, have many ecological functions. While the biosynthesis of iridoids has been extensively studied in plants, little is known about how insects synthesize these natural products. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: biosynthesis; sex pheromones; iridoid pathway; insects ... See more keywords
Phylogeny-Aware Chemoinformatic Analysis of Chemical Diversity in Lamiaceae Enables Iridoid Pathway Assembly and Discovery of Aucubin Synthase
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac057
Abstract: Abstract Countless reports describe the isolation and structural characterization of natural products, yet this information remains disconnected and underutilized. Using a cheminformatics approach, we leverage the reported observations of iridoid glucosides with the known phylogeny… read more here.
Keywords: iridoid pathway; pathway; chemical diversity; aucubin synthase ... See more keywords