How plants control the composition of proanthocyanidins has been the subject of much interest and speculation. The elucidation of parallel routes to the starter and extension units in Medicago provides an explanation.
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Winkel, B.S.J. Charting blackwater rivers. Nature Plants 4, 987–988 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-018-0314-7
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