2023
- Medicinal plants enter the single-cell multi-omics era5 août 2023 - 26 août 2025Our new spotlight published in Trends in Plant Science, on a report by Li et al on single-cell multi-omics approach used to elucidate the architecture and regulation of anticancer alkaloid biosynthesis in medicinal plants.
- The evolutionary pattern of cocaine and hyoscyamine biosynthesis provides strategies to produce tropane alkaloids30 mai 2023 - 21 février 2026In this highlight published in ChemBioChem, we discuss how tropane alkaloid biosynthesis evolved via the recruitment of two distinct and convergent pathways in Erythroxylaceae and Solanaceae.
- Spatial localization of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids in Rauvolfia tetraphylla by high resolution mass spectrometry imaging21 février 2023 - 21 février 2025In this study published in Phytochemistry, we explore how matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) and desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) can be used in the investigation of a proposed biosynthetic pathway by localizing reserpine and the theoretical intermediates of it
- Convergent evolution for antibiotic biosynthesis in bacteria and animals21 février 2023 - 21 février 2025A spotlight in Trends in genetics about the convergent evolution for antibiotic biosynthesis in bacteria and animals.
- Benzothiadiazole Affects Grape Polyphenol Metabolism and Wine Quality in Two Greek Cultivars: Effects during Ripening Period over Two Years10 février 2023 - 10 février 2025A research performed in collaboration with Agricultural University of Athens on new pioneer practice to enrich polyphenols in grape by the application of biostimulants on grapevines
- Canopy management through crop forcing impacts grapevine cv. ‘Touriga Nacional’ performance, ripening and berry metabolomics profile9 janvier 2023 - 9 janvier 2025Read our collaborative article with Pr Queiroz from the University of Porto and Pr Geros from the University of Minho, (Portugal). Climate changes are speeding up the maturation of grapes, but warmer temperatures often uncouple technical and phenolic maturity. We tested the efficacy of crop forcing in delaying the maturation of cv. ‘Touriga Nacional’ vines of the Douro Region, and their impacts on plant performance, berry quality attributes and metabolome
