Can phylogeny predict chemical diversity and potential medicinal activity of plants? A case study of amaryllidaceae

Rønsted, Nina; R. E. Symonds, Matthew; Birkholm, Trine; Brøgger Christensen, S.; W. Meerow, Alan; Molander, Marianne; Mølgaard, Per; Petersen, Gitte; Rasmussen, Nina; van Staden, Johannes; Stafford, G.I.; K. Jäger, Anna

doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-182

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Can phylogeny predict chemical diversity and potential medicinal activity of plants? A case study of amaryllidaceae

Published in BMC Evolutionary Biology • Jan 1, 2012

Authors:

Nina Rønsted

Matthew R. E. Symonds

Trine Birkholm

Abstract

BACKGROUND: During evolution, plants and other organisms have developed a diversity of chemical defences, leading to the evolution of various groups of specialized metabolites selected for their endogenous biological function. A correlation between phylogeny and biosynthetic pathways could offer a p...

Subject

Amaryllidaceae

Biology

Entomology

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