Researchers identify the crucial protein for controlling the biosynthesis of steroidal glycoalkaloids and saponins in plants of the genus Solanum and for the first time demonstrate the ecological role ...

Anthocyanins are essential flavonoid pigments that confer a range of red, purple and blue hues to plant tissues, influencing pollination, stress responses and nutritional quality. Their biosynthesis ...

Dirigent proteins are a unique class of non-catalytic proteins that guide the stereoselective coupling of phenoxy radicals derived from monolignols, thereby dictating the formation of lignans. Lignans ...

A research team has revealed the molecular steps that led to the emergence of this plant-specific vacuolar transport system. Their work shows that the acquisition of this pathway was driven by the ...