<em>Catharanthus roseus</em> (Madagascar Periwinkle) (IMAGE)

John Innes Centre

<em>Catharanthus roseus</em> (Madagascar Periwinkle)

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In previous work the research team showed that an enzyme called THAS is involved in taking a precursor molecule called strictosidine aglycone (SA) and converting it into the heteroyohimbine molecule tetrahydroalstonine.

The group explored the transcriptome of the flowering plant Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar Periwinkle), a known source of tetrahydroalstonine, and found 14 candidate enzymes with very similar sequences to THAS.

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