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Two Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenases Catalyze Early Hydroxylation Steps in the Potato Steroid Glycoalkaloid Biosynthetic Pathway.
Plant physiology - 1 Aug 2016
Umemoto Naoyuki, Nakayasu Masaru, Ohyama Kiyoshi, Yotsu-Yamashita Mari, Mizutani Masaharu, Seki Hikaru, Saito Kazuki, Muranaka Toshiya
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α-Solanine and α-chaconine, steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) found in potato (Solanum tuberosum), are among the best-known secondary metabolites in food crops. At low concentrations in potato tubers, SGAs are distasteful; however, at high concentrations, SGAs are harmful to humans and animals. Here, we show that POTATO GLYCOALKALOID BIOSYNTHESIS1 (PGA1) and PGA2, two genes that encode cytochrome P450...
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