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SUBMITTER: Yamada A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7557662 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan) 20200901 3
Anthraquinones are widely distributed in various organisms and known as bioactive ingredients. Some of the anthraquinones accumulate as glycosides in higher plants. Plant secondary product glycosyltransferases (PSPGs) are the well-characterized enzymes producing plant secondary metabolite glycosides. However, PSPGs involved in the formation of anthraquinone glycosides remains unclear. The rhizome of <i>Rheum palmatum</i> contains anthraquinones as laxative agents, some of which are accumulated a ...[more]