A spotlight on prey-induced metabolite dynamics in sundew. A commentary on: 'Metabolomic analysis reveals reliance on secondary plant metabolites to facilitate carnivory in the Cape sundew, Drosera capensis'

Axel Mithöfer

doi:10.1093/aob/mcab093

A spotlight on prey-induced metabolite dynamics in sundew. A commentary on: 'Metabolomic analysis reveals reliance on secondary plant metabolites to facilitate carnivory in the Cape sundew, Drosera capensis'

Ann Bot. 2021 Aug 26;128(3):v-vi. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcab093.

Author

Axel Mithöfer¹

Affiliation

¹ Research Group Plant Defense Physiology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans Knöll Straße, Jena, Germany.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Christopher R. Hatcher, Ulf Sommer, Liam M. Heaney and Jonathan Millett, Metabolomic analysis reveals reliance on secondary plant metabolites to facilitate carnivory in the Cape sundew, Drosera capensis, Annals of Botany Volume 128, Issue 3, 26 August 2021, Pages 301–314, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcab065

Keywords: Drosera; Nepenthes; Carnivorous plants; specialized metabolites; sundew.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Carnivory
Cyclopentanes
Drosera*
Oxylipins
Plants

Substances

Cyclopentanes
Oxylipins