In defense of Apocynaceae: inference on evolution of pyrrolizidine alkaloids from evolution of an enzyme in their biosynthetic pathway, homospermidine synthase
C. R. Smith, E. Kaltenegger, J. Teisher, A. J. Moore, S. C. K. Straub, T. Livshultz
The paper investigates the evolution of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Apocynaceae by analyzing homospermidine synthase enzyme evolution, finding both single and multiple origins of the trait.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology