Pollen sterols are highly diverse but phylogenetically conserved
Ellen C. Baker, Ellen Lamborn, Julia Quiñonez, Stefanía Ásta Karlsdóttir, Abigail Sheppard, Elynor Moore, William E. Kunin, Geraldine A. Wright, Philip C. Stevenson
The paper analyzes sterol diversity in pollen from 295 UK wildflower taxa and finds that sterol composition is conserved within plant lineages and important for bee nutrition.
New Phytologist · Aug 29, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry