Transcriptome analysis explores genes related to shikonin biosynthesis in Lithospermeae plants and provides insights into Boraginales’ evolutionary history

Abstract Shikonin and its derivatives extracted from Lithospermeae plants’ red roots have current applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. Previous studies have cloned some genes related to shikonin biosynthesis. However, most genes related to shikonin biosynthesis remain unclear, because...

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Main Authors: Feng-Yao Wu, Cheng-Yi Tang, Yu-Min Guo, Zhuo-Wu Bian, Jiang-Yan Fu, Gui-Hua Lu, Jin-Liang Qi, Yan-Jun Pang, Yong-Hua Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04750-1