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Table 4 Summary for secondary metabolite genes involved in each biosynthetic pathway

From: Transcriptome and metabolome analysis in shoot and root of Valeriana fauriei

Secondary metabolites

No. unique transcripts

2 Fold

Brassinosteroid biosynthesis

13

10

Flavonoid biosynthesis

11

7

Flavone and flavonol biosynthesis

9

6

Diterpenoid biosynthesis

25

19

Caffeine metabolism

126

59

Isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis

158

89

Monoterpenoid biosynthesis

3

3

Carotenoid biosynthesis

46

33

Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis

852

513

Anthocyanin biosynthesis

2

2

Sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis

16

13

Steroid biosynthesis

140

86

Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis

310

194

Total

1711

1044