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Scientists solve 200-year-old puzzle of how tobacco plants make nicotine (opens in new tab)

Covers Nicotine biosynthesis is completed by cryptic activating glucosylationCovered by Nautilus, ScienceAlertDiscussed on Hacker News

Scientists have uncovered how tobacco plants naturally make nicotine, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for nearly two centuries.

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Covered in 2 articles

Nautilus·

After Two Centuries of Mystery, This Is How Tobacco Plants Make Nicotine

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ScienceAlert·

Mysterious Origins of The Nicotine Molecule Are Finally Revealed

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