Biosynthesis of Antinutritional Alkaloids in Solanaceous Crops Is Mediated by Clustered Genes

Itkin, Maxim; Heinig, Uwe; Tzfadia, Oren; J. Bhide, Amey; A. Shinde, Balkrishna; D. Cárdenas, Pablo; Bocobza, Samuel; Unger, Tamar; Malitsky, Sergey; Finkers, Richard; Tikunov, Yury; Bovy, Arnaud; R. Chikate, Yojana; C. Singh, Poonam; Rogachev, Ilana; Beekwilder, Jules; P. Giri, Ashok; Aharoni, Asaph

doi:10.1126/science.1240230

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Biosynthesis of Antinutritional Alkaloids in Solanaceous Crops Is Mediated by Clustered Genes

Published in Science • Jun 21, 2013

Authors:

Maxim Itkin

Uwe Heinig

Oren Tzfadia

Abstract

Steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) such as α-solanine found in solanaceous food plants--as, for example, potato--are antinutritional factors for humans. Comparative coexpression analysis between tomato and potato coupled with chemical profiling revealed an array of 10 genes that partake in SGA biosynth...

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Domestication

Biology

Gene

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