Small RNA sequencing reveals various microRNAs involved in piperine biosynthesis in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.)
Abstract Background Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.), an important and long-cultivated spice crop, is native to South India and grown in the tropics. Piperine is the main pungent and bioactive alkaloid in the berries of black pepper, but the molecular mechanism for piperine biosynthesis has not been d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-11-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-08154-4 |