The clove (Syzygium aromaticum) genome provides insights into the eugenol biosynthesis pathway

Sonia Ouadi; Nicolas Sierro; Simon Goepfert; Lucien Bovet; Gaetan Glauser; Armelle Vallat; Manuel C. Peitsch; Felix Kessler; Nikolai V. Ivanov

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03618-z

Communications Biology (Jul 2022)

The clove (Syzygium aromaticum) genome provides insights into the eugenol biosynthesis pathway

Sonia Ouadi,
Nicolas Sierro,
Simon Goepfert,
Lucien Bovet,
Gaetan Glauser,
Armelle Vallat,
Manuel C. Peitsch,
Felix Kessler,
Nikolai V. Ivanov

Affiliations

Sonia Ouadi: Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, University of Neuchâtel
Nicolas Sierro: PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products S. A
Simon Goepfert: PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products S. A
Lucien Bovet: PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products S. A
Gaetan Glauser: Faculty of Sciences, Neuchâtel Platform of Analytical Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel
Armelle Vallat: Faculty of Sciences, Neuchâtel Platform of Analytical Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel
Manuel C. Peitsch: PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products S. A
Felix Kessler: Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, University of Neuchâtel
Nikolai V. Ivanov: PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products S. A

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03618-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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A newly assembled clove genome is compared with E. grandis to investigate genome evolution between the two genera of the Myrtaceae family, and putative genes involved in the biosynthesis of eugenol are identified through transcriptomics and metabolomics.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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