Benzaldehyde is a precursor of phenylpropylamino alkaloids as revealed by targeted metabolic profiling and comparative biochemical analyses in Ephedra spp.
Keywords: Ephedra sinica Stapf; Ephedra foeminea; Metabolic pathway elucidation; Ephedrine alkaloids; Benzaldehyde carboxyligase; (S)-Cathinone reductase, (1R,2S)-norephedrine N-methyltransferase;