Crocus genome reveals the evolutionary origin of crocin biosynthesis

• Main Authors: Zhichao Xu (Author), Shanshan Chen (Author), Yalin Wang (Author), Ya Tian (Author), Xiaotong Wang (Author), Tianyi Xin (Author), Zishan Li (Author), Xin Hua (Author), Shengnan Tan (Author), Wei Sun (Author), Xiangdong Pu (Author), Hui Yao (Author), Ranran Gao (Author), Jingyuan Song (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Crocus sativus (saffron) is a globally autumn-flowering plant, and its stigmas are the most expensive spice and valuable herb medicine. Crocus specialized metabolites, crocins, are biosynthesized in distant species, Gardenia (eudicot) and Crocus (monocot), and the evolution of crocin biosynthesis re...