Biosynthetic pathways for secondary metabolites usually make many products, not just one. In this Commentary, we consider why molecular promiscuity might be an evolutionarily advantageous feature ...

The Asperlin pathway is something that came out of that work. Asperlin is a secondary metabolite. We managed to turn on a particular pathway, and that was the product. We discovered that OTA is an ...

This deficiency can adversely affect tea quality by disrupting the accumulation of secondary metabolites ... phosphate ...

Secondary metabolism consists of metabolic pathways and products of metabolism that are not absolutely required for the survival of the plant. Secondary metabolism is responsible for many ...