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Plants biosynthesize a wide variety of compounds

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Plants biosynthesize a wide variety of compounds by processes that involve enzymes. In the plant kingdom as a whole, it has been reported that at least 200,000 different compounds are synthesized.  We utilize some of these compounds in foods and medicines. However, the biosynthetic processes in plants so far ...