Plant age-dependent dynamics of annatto pigment (bixin) biosynthesis in Bixa orellana.
Machado KLG, Faria DV, Duarte MBS, Silva LAS, de Oliveira TDR, Falcão TCA, Batista DS, Costa MGC, Santa-Catarina C, Silveira V, Romanel E, Otoni WC, Nogueira FTS.
Machado KLG, et al.
J Exp Bot. 2024 Feb 28;75(5):1390-1406. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erad458.
J Exp Bot. 2024.
PMID: 37975812
Age affects the production of secondary metabolites, but how developmental cues regulate secondary metabolism remains poorly understood. The achiote tree (Bixa orellana L.) is a source of bixin, an apocarotenoid used in diverse industries worldwide. ...Our findings suggest …
Age affects the production of secondary metabolites, but how developmental cues regulate secondary metabolism remains poorly understood. The …