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Figuring out the evolved chemistry of fig trees

Furanocoumarins are small organic molecules produced by plants and known to play defense roles against pathogens and herbivores. Interestingly, some of them are also potential treatments for cancer or vitiligo. These compounds are found in specific but surprisingly distantly related plant families, such as in... click to read more

Kaouthar Eljounaidi | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of York, Heslington, UK

enzymes

fig tree

phytochemicals

convergent evolution

cytochrome P450

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published on May 20, 2022

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