Table 2 Details of pathways involved in plant secondary metabolites synthesis revealed in KEGG database annotation.

From: Molecular dissection of transcriptional reprogramming of steviol glycosides synthesis in leaf tissue during developmental phase transitions in Stevia rebaudiana Bert

S. No.

Pathway Id

Pathway description

Number of hits

Number of transcripts

1.

ko00900

Terpenoid backbone synthesis

30

48

2.

ko00130

Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis

20

30

3.

ko00940

Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis

18

65

4.

ko00100

Steroid biosynthesis

18

23

5.

ko00906

Carotenoid biosynthesis

17

23

6.

ko00640

Propanoate metabolism

14

20

7.

ko00941

Flavonoid biosynthesis

9

13

8.

ko00960

Tropane, piperidine and pyridine alkaloid biosynthesis

9

15

9.

ko00950

Isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis

8

13

10.

ko00904

Diterpenoid biosynthesis

8

9

11.

ko00905

Brassinosteroid biosynthesis

5

6

12.

ko00945

Stilbenoid, diarylheptanoid and gingerol biosynthesis

5

20

13.

ko00909

Sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis

5

5

14.

ko00945

Stilbenoid, diarylheptanoid and gingerol biosynthesis

5

20

15.

ko00908

Zeatin biosynthesis

4

4

16.

ko00902

Monoterpenoid biosynthesis

3

5

17.

ko00232

Caffeine metabolism

2

3

18.

ko00944

Flavone and flavonol biosynthesis

2

2

19.

ko00966

Glucosinolate biosynthesis

2

3

20.

ko00903

Limonine and pinene degradation

2

3

21.

ko00523

Polyketide sugar unit biosynthesis

2

2

22.

ko00942

Anthocyanin biosynthesis

1

1

23.

ko00281

Geraniol degradation

1

2