Plant Physiology

plantphys.bsky.social

03 February 2026 16:54

Mitochondrial formate dehydrogenase links mitochondrial and cytosolic one carbon metabolism via a one-carbon shunt (Marc-Sven Roell , Franziska Kuhnert , Philipp Westhoff , Sompop Saeheng , Sanja Roje , Andreas P M Weber) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴

scottzona.bsky.social

19 November 2025 07:02

Fatty acids with terminal 5-C rings are very rare. The most famous is chaulmoogric acid from “chaulmoogra oil” found in the seeds of Hydnocarpus spp. Its most famous use: a topical treatment for leprosy. 📷: H. pentandra by Siddarth Machado CCBYNC2 #Achariaceae #Botany 🌾🧪

🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴

scottzona.bsky.social

19 November 2025 07:02

More weird seed oil: Seed oil from Ongokea gore has polyacetylenic (>1 triple bond) fatty acids, such as isanic acid. The triple bonds make the acid (&, by extension, the seed oil) highly reactive. The seed oil turns red upon exposure to light.🩸🧛 📷: Carel Jongkind CCBYNC4 #Olacaceae #Botany 🌾🧪

Chris Thorogood

christhorogood.bsky.social

19 November 2025 07:02

WE FOUND IT! We trekked day and night through tiger-patrolled Sumatran rainforests accessible only under permit for this: Rafflesia hasseltii. Few people have ever seen this flower, and we watched it open by night. Magic.

PlantEvolution 🌱🌾

plantevolution.bsky.social

07 October 2025 18:33

Game changer for cell-based plant genetics: the labs of Caixia Gao & Jin-Long Qiu have developed very efficient self-replicating vectors and they just published a very nice proof-of-concept paper. #plantscience www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...