# Steroidal scaffold decorations in Solanum alkaloid biosynthesis

*PRI Rank #18 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Potato Plant Research Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #18 |
| 18m citations | 19 |
| Journal | Molecular Plant |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.molp.2024.06.013 |
| Corresponding authors | Sarah E. O’Connor, Prashant D. Sonawane |
| Institution | Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Potato Plant Research Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/potato-plant-research/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.molp.2024.06.013](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2024.06.013)

## Topics

glycoalkaloids · Solanum alkaloid biosynthesis · α-solasonine · α-solamargine · solasodine · Solanum nigrum · cholesterol precursor · comparative metabolomic-transcriptome approach · combinatorial expression in Nicotiana benthamiana · glycosylation · malonylation · malonyl-solamargine · steroidal aglycone · eggplant enzymes · recombinant enzyme assays · Heterologous expression · steroidal scaffold decoration · biosynthetic pathway elucidation

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