Diversity of anthocyanin and proanthocyanin biosynthesis in land plants

• Published in: Current opinion in plant biology Vol. 55; pp. 93 - 99
• Main Authors: Saigo, Tomoki, Wang, Tong, Watanabe, Mutsumi, Tohge, Takayuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2020
• Subjects: anthocyanins; antioxidant activity; biosynthesis; chemical structure; embryophytes; evolution; genomics; health promotion; metabolic engineering; proanthocyanidins

Anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins are among the most numerous and widely distributed pigments in land plants. Given that these pigments are the valuable compounds, as stress protectants and health-promoting components because of their potent antioxidant activity, several metabolic engineering appro...