Characteristics of a metabolon producing the defense compound dhurrin in sorghum revealed
Friday, November 18, 2016 - 09:01
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers has uncovered the mechanism by which the sorghum plant uses the compound dhurrin to ward off pests and herbivores. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes their study, their results and the possible impact of their findings on the field of metabolon research. Mehran Dastmalchi and Peter Facchini with the University of Calgary offer a perspective piece on the work done by the team in the same journal issue, calling it a "watershed in metabolon research."