Nepeta cataria L. (catnip) can serve as a chassis for the engineering of secondary metabolic pathways.
M. Geissler, Y. V. Sheludko, C. Neubauer, A. Brueckner, H. Warzecha
This study evaluates Nepeta cataria as a host for transient expression and metabolic engineering of secondary biosynthetic pathways, showing lower lichenase activity compared to Nicotiana benthamiana.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology