Multicellular glandular trichomes are epidermal outgrowths characterized by the presence of
a head made of cells that have the ability to secrete or store large quantities of specialized …

From the perspectives of pathway evolution, discovery and engineering of plant specialized
metabolism, the nature of the biosynthetic routes represents a critical aspect. Classical …

Perilla is a young allotetraploid Lamiaceae species widely used in East Asia as herb and oil
plant. Here, we report the high-quality, chromosome-scale genomes of the tetraploid (Perilla …

Catnip or catmint (Nepeta spp.) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) famed for
its ability to attract cats. This phenomenon is caused by the compound nepetalactone, a …

The evolution of chemical complexity has been a major driver of plant diversification, with
novel compounds serving as key innovations. The species-rich mint family (Lamiaceae) …

Sesterterpenoids are a rare terpene class harboring untapped chemodiversity and
bioactivities. Their structural diversity originates primarily from the scaffold-generating …

The potential value of DNA barcoding for the identification of medicinal plants and
authentication of traded plant materials has been widely recognized; however, a number of …

Scutellaria baicalensis (S. baicalensis) and Scutellaria barbata (S. barbata) are common
medicinal plants of the Lamiaceae family. Both produce specific flavonoid compounds …

Plants are reservoirs of extreme chemical diversity, yet biosynthetic pathways remain
underexplored in the majority of taxa. Access to improved, inexpensive genomic and …

With the development of sequencing technology, the research on medicinal plants is no
longer limited to the aspects of chemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacodynamics, but …