Unlike most plants, members of the genus Solanum produce cholesterol and use this as a precursor for steroidal glycoalkaloids. The production of the compounds begins as a branch from brassinosteroid biosynthesis, which produces cholesterol that is further modified to produce steroidal glycoalkaloids. During the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway, gen...

Finding the balance: Modifying the cholesterol and steroidal glycoalkaloid synthesis pathway in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) for human health, fruit flavor, and plant defense Finding the balance: Modifying the cholesterol and steroidal glycoalkaloid synthesis pathway in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) for human health, fruit flavor, and plant...