Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale L.) is cited in Bible as one of the bitter herbs consumed in salads and in unleavened bread. Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is mentioned in the Song of Solomon, in a Sumerian Herbarium dating from 2500 BCE, in Assyrian tablets (668–626 BCE) and in Egyptian...
This study provided an example that differential distribution of some metabolites in plant tissues was not only determined by enzyme(s) in the last step of metabolite formation, but also can be due to substrate availability. Keywords: aroma; biosynthesis; Camellia sinensis; 1-phenylethanol; tea; ...