Transcriptomic profiling reveals MEP pathway contributing to ginsenoside biosynthesis in Panax ginseng.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Panax ginseng C. A. Mey is one of famous medicinal herb plant species. Its major bioactive compounds are various ginsenosides in roots and rhizomes. It is commonly accepted that ginsenosides are synthesized from terpene precursors, IPP and DMAPP, through the cytoplasmic mevalonate (MVA) pathway. Another plastic 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway was proved also contributing to ginsenoside generation in the roots of P. ginseng by using specific chemical inhibitors recently. But their gene expression characteristics are still under reveal in P. ginseng. With the development of the high-throughput next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, we have opportunities to discover more about the complex ginsenoside biosynthesis pathways in P. ginseng.

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SUBMITTER: Xue L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6524269 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature