Entry Steps in the Biosynthetic Pathway to DiterpenoidAlkaloids
Garret P. Miller, Lana Mutabdžija, Trine Bundgaard Andersen, Imani Pascoe, Kathryn Van Winkle, Maryam Sabbaghan, Alexandre Bouillé, Tomáš Iliaš, Andrej Tekel, Tomáš Pluskal, Björn Robert Hamberger
The paper identifies six enzymatic steps in the biosynthesis of atisinium using comparative transcriptomics and demonstrates ethanolamine as the preferred nitrogen source for diterpenoid alkaloids.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry