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Identification of key enzymes responsible for protolimonoid biosynthesis in plants: Opening the door to azadirachtin production

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Published in 2019 at "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America"

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906083116

Abstract: Significance Limonoids are natural products made by members of the Meliaceae and Rutaceae families. Some limonoids (e.g., azadirachtin) are toxic to insects yet harmless to mammals. The use of limonoids in crop protection and other… read more here.

Keywords: biosynthesis; production; enzymes responsible; azadirachtin ... See more keywords