Navigating through chemical space and evolutionary time across the Australian continent in plant genus Eremophila
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Navigating through chemical space and evolutionary time across the Australian continent in plant genus Eremophila. / Gericke, Oliver; Fowler, Rachael; Heskes, Allison; Bayly, Mike; Semple, Susan; Ndi, Chi P; Stærk, Dan; Loland, Claus Juul; Murphy, Daniel J.; Buirchell, Bevan; Møller, Birger Lindberg.
In: Plant Journal, Vol. 108, No. 2, 2021, p. 555-578.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Navigating through chemical space and evolutionary time across the Australian continent in plant genus Eremophila
AU - Gericke, Oliver
AU - Fowler, Rachael
AU - Heskes, Allison
AU - Bayly, Mike
AU - Semple, Susan
AU - Ndi, Chi P
AU - Stærk, Dan
AU - Loland, Claus Juul
AU - Murphy, Daniel J.
AU - Buirchell, Bevan
AU - Møller, Birger Lindberg
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Eremophila is the largest genus in the plant tribe Myoporeae (Scrophulariaceae) and exhibits incredible morphological diversity across the Australian continent. The Australian Aboriginal Peoples recognize many Eremophila species as important sources of traditional medicine, the most frequently used plant parts being the leaves. Recent phylogenetic studies have revealed complex evolutionary relationships between Eremophila and related genera in the tribe. Unique and structurally diverse metabolites, particularly diterpenoids, are also a feature of plants in this group. To assess the full dimension of the chemical space of the tribe Myoporeae, we investigated the metabolite diversity in a chemo-evolutionary framework applying a combination of molecular phylogenetic and state-of-the-art computational metabolomics tools to build a dataset involving leaf samples from a total of 291 specimens of Eremophila and allied genera. The chemo-evolutionary relationships are expounded into a systematic context by integration of information about leaf morphology (resin and hairiness), environmental factors (pollination and geographical distribution), and medicinal properties (traditional medicinal uses and antibacterial studies), augmenting our understanding of complex interactions in biological systems.
AB - Eremophila is the largest genus in the plant tribe Myoporeae (Scrophulariaceae) and exhibits incredible morphological diversity across the Australian continent. The Australian Aboriginal Peoples recognize many Eremophila species as important sources of traditional medicine, the most frequently used plant parts being the leaves. Recent phylogenetic studies have revealed complex evolutionary relationships between Eremophila and related genera in the tribe. Unique and structurally diverse metabolites, particularly diterpenoids, are also a feature of plants in this group. To assess the full dimension of the chemical space of the tribe Myoporeae, we investigated the metabolite diversity in a chemo-evolutionary framework applying a combination of molecular phylogenetic and state-of-the-art computational metabolomics tools to build a dataset involving leaf samples from a total of 291 specimens of Eremophila and allied genera. The chemo-evolutionary relationships are expounded into a systematic context by integration of information about leaf morphology (resin and hairiness), environmental factors (pollination and geographical distribution), and medicinal properties (traditional medicinal uses and antibacterial studies), augmenting our understanding of complex interactions in biological systems.
U2 - 10.1111/tpj.15448
DO - 10.1111/tpj.15448
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34324744
VL - 108
SP - 555
EP - 578
JO - Plant Journal
JF - Plant Journal
SN - 0960-7412
IS - 2
ER -
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