Table 3 Biosynthesis pathway of the medicinal ingredients in E. maculata.

From: Transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes involved in quercetin biosynthesis in Euphorbia maculata

Metabolic pathway

Number of unigenes

Pathway ID

Medicinal ingredients

Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis

392

ko00940

Phenylpropanoids

Flavonoid biosynthesis

142

ko00941

Flavonoids

Isoflavonoid biosynthesis

13

ko00943

Flavone and flavonol biosynthesis

12

ko00944

Anthocyanin biosynthesis

23

ko00942

Betalain biosynthesis

12

ko00965

Isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis

43

ko00950

Alkaloids

Caffeine metabolism

6

ko00232

Indole alkaloid biosynthesis

8

ko00901

Tropane, piperidine and pyridine alkaloid biosynthesis

51

ko00960

Monoterpenoid biosynthesis

68

ko00902

Terpenes

Diterpenoid biosynthesis

36

ko00904

Sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis

111

ko00909

Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis

141

ko00900

Brassinosteroid biosynthesis

43

ko00905

Steroids

Steroid biosynthesis

95

ko00100

Glucosinolate biosynthesis

22

ko00966

Glycoside