Recent advances in research on betalain biosynthesis is also covered, including description of some ‘early’ reactions, i.e. betalain-specific dopa formation in plants and fungi and extradiolic dopa cleavage in fungi. Work on betalain-specific glucosyltransferases (GTs) has given new insights ...
1. Introduction The non-proteinogenic amino acid β-methyl-amino-L-alanine (BMAA), was first identified from the seeds of Cycas trees on the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean linked as a causative agent to the high incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex (ALS...