Journal of integrative plant biology
Heterogeneity of iridoid biosynthesis in catmints: Molecular background in a phylogenetic context.
Tijana Banjanac, Milica Milutinović, Dragana Matekalo, Neda Popović, Luka Petrović, Uroš Gašić, Marijana Skorić, Branislav Šiler, Tamara Lukić, Ana Stupar, Slavica Dmitrović, Jasmina Nestorović Živković, Biljana Filipović, Jelena Božunović, Miloš Todorović
Published: 202610.1111/jipb.70125
Abstract
Numerous members of the Nepeta genus (family Lamiaceae, subfamily Nepetoideae) are medicinal herbs and sources of important bioactive compounds. Most Nepeta species produce iridoids, which are monoterpenoids that deter herbivores and pathogens and ar…
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