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ArticleGenetics and molecular biology2024

The mitogenomic landscape of Banisteriopsis caapi (Malpighiaceae), the sacred liana used for ayahuasca preparation.

Edisson Chavarro-Mesa, João Victor Dos Anjos Almeida, Saura R Silva, Simone Santos Lopes, Jose Beethoven Figueiredo Barbosa, Danilo Oliveira, Maria Alice Corrêa, Ana Paula Moraes, Vitor F O Miranda, Francisco Prosdocimi and 1 more

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  1. Newly assembled mitochondrial genomes ofFrontiers in plant science · 2026
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Edisson Chavarro-MesaUniversidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Biotecnologia Agropecuária e Ambiental, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
João Victor Dos Anjos AlmeidaUniversidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Biotecnologia Agropecuária e Ambiental, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1255-5831
Saura R SilvaUniversidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Biologia, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6333-5268
Simone Santos LopesUniversidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Laboratório de Genética e Biologia Molecular, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
Jose Beethoven Figueiredo BarbosaUniversidade Federal de Roraima (UFRR), Departamento de Fitotecnia (DFIT), Boa Vista, RO, Brazil.
Danilo OliveiraUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Faculdade de Farmácia, Laboratório de Etnofarmacologia e Bioprospecção Aplicada, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Maria Alice CorrêaUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Laboratório de Genômica e Biodiversidade, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Ana Paula MoraesUniversidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil.
Vitor F O MirandaUniversidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Biologia, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
Francisco ProsdocimiUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Laboratório de Genômica e Biodiversidade, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6761-3069
Alessandro M VaraniUniversidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Biotecnologia Agropecuária e Ambiental, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8876-3269

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The sacred ayahuasca brew, utilized by indigenous communities in the Amazon and syncretic religious groups in Brazil, primarily consists of a decoction of two plants: (i) the Amazonian liana known as Mariri or Jagube (Banisteriopsis caapi), and (ii) the shrub referred as Chacrona or Rainha (Psychotria viridis). While Chacrona leaves are rich in N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a potent psychedelic, the macerated vine of Mariri provides beta-carboline alkaloids acting as monoamine oxidase inhibitors, preventing DMT's degradation. This study sequenced, assembled, and analyzed the complete genome of B. caapi's mitochondrion, yielding a circular structure spanning 503,502 bp. Although the mtDNA encompasses most plant mitochondrial genes, it lacks some ribosomal genes, presents some atypical genes, and contains plastid pseudogenes, suggesting gene transfer between organelles. The presence of a 7-Kb repetitive segment containing copies of the rrnL and trnfM genes suggests mitogenome isomerization, supporting the hypothesis of dynamic mitogenome maintenance in plants. Phylogenetics and phylogenomics across 24 Malpighiales confirms the sample's placement in the "Tucunacá" ethnovariety, aligning with morphological identification. This study spearheads efforts to decode the genome of this esteemed Malpighiaceae.

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