Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses Reveal Differences in the Accumulation of Key Metabolites in Various Tissues of Lonicera macranthoides
Zhengchun Li, Zijing Zhou, Ninghong Qiu, Fengfei Yang, Hua Feng, Tangyan Li, Qiandong Hou · 2025
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Description
Zhengchun Li and co-authors map active compounds in a medicinal honeysuckle in a 2025 study. The team read gene activity and measured chemicals in flowers, leaves, and fruits of the plant, a staple of Chinese medicine. Thousands of genes differed across the three tissues.
Genes for making flavonoids ran hottest in fruits, while many other compound-making genes rose in flowers and fruits. Nearly five thousand chemicals were cataloged, most tied to core metabolism and secondary compounds. Flowers and fruits look like the main sites for saponin building, and fruits lead on flavonoids. Readers get a tissue map for breeding and harvesting this herb.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhengchun Li, Zijing Zhou, Ninghong Qiu, Fengfei Yang, Hua Feng, Tangyan Li, Qiandong Hou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |