Case solved: Researchers show how the poison nut tree forms strychnine - Phys.org


7/6/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Science X staff

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena disclosed the complete biosynthetic pathway for the formation of strychnine in the plant species Strychnos nux-vomica (poison nut). The researchers identified all genes involved in the b…

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena disclosed the complete biosynthetic pathway for the formation of strychnine in the plant species Strychnos nux-vomica (poison … [+5887 chars]

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