Flavonoid Metabolism Recent Advances and Applications in Crop Breeding

• Andere auteurs: Muhammad Khalid Abbas, Hafiz (Redacteur), Ahmad, Aqeel (Redacteur)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: IntechOpen 2023
• Onderwerpen: Biochemistry; flavonoids; biosynthesis; agriculture; bioactive compounds; secondary metabolites; genetic engineering
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The presence of flavonoids such as chalcones, flavones, flavonols, anthocyanins, and proanthocyanidins is ubiquitous throughout the plant kingdom. It was previously believed that the oldest plants that produced flavonoids were liverworts and mosses. However, recent discoveries have found genes encod...