It happened again: Convergent evolution of acylglucose specialized metabolism in black nightshade and wild tomato
Yann‐Ru Lou, Thilani M. Anthony, Paul D. Fiesel, Rachel E. Arking, Elizabeth M. Christensen, A. Daniel Jones, Robert L. Last
Abstract
, reinforcing that acylsugar biosynthesis is evolutionarily dynamic with independent examples of primary metabolic enzyme cooption and additional variation in BAHD acyltransferases.
Topics & Concepts
AKABiologyConvergent evolutionSugarBotanyTrichomePhylogeneticsBiochemistryGeneComputer scienceLibrary sciencePlant biochemistry and biosynthesisPlant and animal studiesPhytochemistry and Biological Activities