Role of vitamin K in intestinal health

Y Lai, H Masatoshi, Y Ma, Y Guo, B Zhang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Intestinal diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and colorectal cancer
(CRC) generally characterized by clinical symptoms, including malabsorption, intestinal …

[HTML][HTML] A familiar ring to it: biosynthesis of plant benzoic acids

JR Widhalm, N Dudareva - Molecular plant, 2015 - cell.com
Plant benzoic acids (BAs) are building blocks or important structural elements for numerous
primary and specialized metabolites, including plant hormones, cofactors, defense …

Major episodes of horizontal gene transfer drove the evolution of land plants

J Ma, S Wang, X Zhu, G Sun, G Chang, L Li, X Hu… - Molecular Plant, 2022 - cell.com
How horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has contributed to the evolution of animals and plants
remains a major puzzle. Despite recent progress, defining the overall scale and pattern of …

Plant peroxisomes: biogenesis and function

J Hu, A Baker, B Bartel, N Linka, RT Mullen… - The Plant …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Peroxisomes are eukaryotic organelles that are highly dynamic both in morphology and
metabolism. Plant peroxisomes are involved in numerous processes, including primary and …

Crossroads in the evolution of plant specialized metabolism

TP Rieseberg, A Dadras, JMR Fürst-Jansen… - Seminars in Cell & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The monophyletic group of embryophytes (land plants) stands out among photosynthetic
eukaryotes: they are the sole constituents of the macroscopic flora on land. In their entirety …

Evolutionary history of plant metabolism

HA Maeda, AR Fernie - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Tremendous chemical diversity is the hallmark of plants and is supported by highly complex
biochemical machinery. Plant metabolic enzymes originated and were transferred from …

Biosynthesis and molecular actions of specialized 1, 4-naphthoquinone natural products produced by horticultural plants

JR Widhalm, D Rhodes - Horticulture Research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The 1, 4-naphthoquinones (1, 4-NQs) are a diverse group of natural products found
in every kingdom of life. Plants, including many horticultural species, collectively synthesize …

The spatial organization of metabolism within the plant cell

LJ Sweetlove, AR Fernie - Annual review of plant biology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Identifying the correct subcellular locations for all enzymes and metabolites in plant
metabolic networks is a major challenge, but is critically important for the success of the new …

Completion of the core β-oxidative pathway of benzoic acid biosynthesis in plants

AV Qualley, JR Widhalm, F Adebesin… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Despite the importance of benzoic acid (BA) as a precursor for a wide array of primary and
secondary metabolites, its biosynthesis in plants has not been fully elucidated. BA formation …

Effect of vitamin K2 on type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review

Y Li, J peng Chen, L Duan, S Li - Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2018 - Elsevier
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) continue to be a major public health problem around the
world that frequently presents with microvascular and macrovascular complications …