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Table 2 Differential expression of transcripts involved in major secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways

From: Transcriptome analysis reveals in vitro cultured Withania somnifera leaf and root tissues as a promising source for targeted withanolide biosynthesis

Pathway

Pathway ID in KEGG DB

No. of transcripts assigned to pathway

Differentially expressed transcripts (more than 2 fold difference)

No. of unique transcripts

Adventitious roots

Leaves

Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis

map00940

505

185

104

0

Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis

map00400

209

49

15

0

Monoterpenoid biosynthesis

map00902

174

50

23

0

Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis

map00900

155

28

22

0

Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis

map00770

141

52

16

0

Flavone and flavonol biosynthesis

map00944

129

57

22

0

Carotenoid biosynthesis

map00906

127

47

16

0

Zeatin biosynthesis

map00908

127

43

26

0

Flavonoid biosynthesis

map00944

121

49

15

0

Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis

map00130

103

35

13

1

Isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis

map00950

101

34

11

0

Tropane, piperidine and pyridine alkaloid biosynthesis

map00960

100

35

12

0

Steroid hormone biosynthesis

map00140

90

33

16

0

Various types of N-glycan biosynthesis

map00513

73

10

6

0

Steroid biosynthesis

map00100

70

11

17

0

N-Glycan biosynthesis

map00513

61

10

5

0

Folate biosynthesis

map00790

59

11

7

0

Sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis

map00909

45

15

4

0

Glucosinolate biosynthesis

map00966

43

18

11

0

Diterpenoid biosynthesis

map00904

38

8

14

0

Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis

map00540

31

8

4

0

Phosphonate and phosphinate metabolism

map00440

28

4

6

0

Other types of O-glycan biosynthesis

map00514

11

0

1

0

Isoflavonoid biosynthesis

map00943

7

5

2

0

Anthocyanin biosynthesis

map00942

6

4

1

0