Biosynthesis of Antinutritional Alkaloids in Solanaceous Crops Is Mediated by Clustered Genes

Author:

Itkin M.1,Heinig U.1,Tzfadia O.1,Bhide A. J.12,Shinde B.12,Cardenas P. D.1,Bocobza S. E.1,Unger T.3,Malitsky S.1,Finkers R.4,Tikunov Y.4,Bovy A.4,Chikate Y.12,Singh P.12,Rogachev I.1,Beekwilder J.4,Giri A. P.12,Aharoni A.1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Plant Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.

2. Plant Molecular Biology Unit, Division of Biochemical Sciences, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411008, MS, India.

3. Israel Structural Proteomics Center, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.

4. Plant Research International, Wageningen University and Research Centre, POB 16, 6700 AA, Wageningen, Netherlands.

Abstract

From Nasty to Tasty Some of our favorite food crops derive from wild relatives that were distasteful or even toxic. Domestication over many years selected for variants with reduced levels of antinutritional compounds. The wild relatives remain valuable, however, for other traits such as resistance to pathogens, but their use in crop development is complicated by the continued presence of unpalatable compounds. Itkin et al. (p. 175 , published online 20 June) elucidate the metabolic pathways and genes directing synthesis of some of these antinutritionals in potato and tomato.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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