Glc has hormone-like functions and controls many vital processes through mostly unknown mechanisms in plants. We report here on the molecular cloning of GLUCOSE INSENSITIVE1 ( GIN1 ) and ABSCISIC ACID DEFICIENT2 ( ABA2 ) ...

Carotenoids are colored terpenes synthesized in plants, algae and some yeasts and bacteria. In plants and algae, these lipophilic molecules exert functional roles in hormone synthesis, photosynthesis, photomorphogenesis ...

Folate pathway is a key target for the development of new drugs against infectious diseases since the discovery of sulfa drugs and trimethoprim. The knowledge about this pathway has increased in the last years and the ...

Holostylis reniformis biosynthesizes 8-8' linked lignans without 9,9'-oxygenation. To elucidate the biosynthetic pathways to these lignans, the reputed precursors [U-(14)C]phenylalanine, [9-(3)H(1)]coniferyl alcohol, and ...

Carrot (Daucus carota) is a biannual plant that accumulates massive amounts of carotenoid pigments in the storage root. Although the root of carrot plants was white before domestication, intensive breeding generated the ...

There is a current controversy around the origin of auxin biosynthesis genes in plants. Auxin is one of the most important plant hormone and its major biosynthesis pathway implies the tryptophan aminotransferase (TAA) and ...