Omic analysis of the endangered Taxaceae species Pseudotaxus chienii revealed the differences in taxol biosynthesis pathway between Pseudotaxus and Taxus yunnanensis trees

Abstract Background Taxol is an efficient anticancer drug accumulated in Taxus species. Pseudotaxus chienii is an important member of Taxaceae, however, the level of six taxoids in P. chienii is largely unknown. Results High accumulation of 10-DAB, taxol, and 7-E-PTX suggested that P. chienii is a g...

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Main Authors: Chunna Yu, Chengchao Zhang, Xinyun Xu, Jiefang Huang, Yueyue Chen, Xiujun Luo, Huizhong Wang, Chenjia Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-02883-0