Hybrid de novo genome assembly of red gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon) reveals evolutionary insight into shikonin biosynthesis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-0301-9
Abstract: Lithospermum erythrorhizon (red gromwell; zicao) is a medicinal and economically valuable plant belonging to the Boraginaceae family. Roots from L. erythrorhizon have been used for centuries based on the antiviral and wound-healing properties produced from… read more here.
Keywords: lithospermum erythrorhizon; shikonin alkannin; red gromwell; shikonin ... See more keywords
Two BAHD Acyltransferases Catalyze the Last Step in the Shikonin/Alkannin Biosynthetic Pathway.
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DOI: 10.1104/pp.20.00207
Abstract: Several Boraginaceae plants produce biologically active red naphthoquinone pigments, derivatives of the enantiomers shikonin and alkannin, which vary in acyl groups on their side chains. Compositions of shikonin/alkannin derivatives vary in plant species, but the… read more here.
Keywords: shikonin alkannin; alkannin derivatives; two bahd; bahd acyltransferases ... See more keywords