Research Progress on Plant Secondary Metabolite Biosyn-thetic Gene Clusters
The secondary metabolites produced by plants provide human beings with a wealth of pharmaceutical,per-fume and industrial raw materials.With the rapid development of molecular biology and genomics research,the biosyn-thetic gene clusters(BGCs)of secondary metabolites of various plants have been analyzed,which opens a new path for us to quickly obtain the biosynthetic pathways of target products and discover novel natural products.This paper focuses on the definition and characteristics of plant secondary metabolite biosynthesis gene clusters,and its basic structural models,evolution and regulatory mechanisms,in order to provide theoretical basis and reference for related research.