Nallammai Singaram

Cyclotides from Clitoria ternatea: Genomic Organization, Biosynthesis, and Roles in Plant Defense

Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as butterfly pea, is a perennial legume widely recognized for its ornamental and medicinal value. Beyond its characteristic anthocyanin-rich blue flowers, the plant produces cyclotides, a type of ultra-stable, cyclic cystine-knot peptide, with ex...