Proof of anthocyanins in the carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes

Yellow to red colored betalains are a chemotaxonomic feature of Caryophyllales, while in most other plant taxa, anthocyanins are responsible for these colors. The carnivorous plant family Nepenthaceae belongs to Caryophyllales; here, red‐pigmented tissues seem to attract insect prey. Strikingly, the...

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Main Authors: Alberto Dávila‐Lara, Michael Reichelt, Ding Wang, Heiko Vogel, Axel Mithöfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:FEBS Open Bio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.13255