The Classification, Molecular Structure and Biological Biosynthesis of Flavonoids, and Their Roles in Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 28; no. 8; p. 3599
• Main Authors: Zhuang, Wei-Bing, Li, Yu-Hang, Shu, Xiao-Chun, Pu, Yu-Ting, Wang, Xiao-Jing, Wang, Tao, Wang, Zhong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.04.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Antioxidants; Biosynthesis; biotic stress; Citrus; Citrus fruits; Cocoa; Flavonoids; Flavonoids - metabolism; Flavonols; Flowers & plants; Fruits; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genes; Genetic engineering; Genetically modified plants; Isoflavones; Metabolites; molecular mechanism; Molecular Structure; Nematoda; Plant reproduction; Plants, Genetically Modified - metabolism; Radiation; Review; Stress, Physiological - genetics; transgenic plants; Massachusetts; transgenic plants; molecular mechanism; flavonoids; biotic stress; abiotic stress

With the climate constantly changing, plants suffer more frequently from various abiotic and biotic stresses. However, they have evolved biosynthetic machinery to survive in stressful environmental conditions. Flavonoids are involved in a variety of biological activities in plants, which can protect...