<i>Diaphorina citri</i> Genome Possesses a Complete Melatonin Biosynthesis Pathway Differentially Expressed under the Influence of the Phytopathogenic Bacterium, <i>Candidatus</i> Liberibacter asiaticus
Melatonin is synthesized from the amino acid <sub>L</sub>-tryptophan via the shikimic acid pathway and ubiquitously distributed in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Although most of melatonin biosynthesis genes were characterized in several plants and animal species including the insect m...
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/4/317 |