Phenylpropanoid metabolism is one of the most important metabolisms in plants, yielding
more than 8,000 metabolites contributing to plant development and plant–environment …

Caffeoylquinic acids (CQAs) are specialized plant metabolites we encounter in our daily life.
Humans consume CQAs in mg‐to‐gram quantities through dietary consumption of plant …

Lignin is a major component of secondarily thickened plant cell walls and is considered to
be the second most abundant biopolymer on the planet. At one point believed to be the …

Lignin biosynthesis is evolutionarily conserved among higher plants and features a critical 3-
hydroxylation reaction involving phenolic esters. However, increasing evidence questions …

The general phenylpropanoid metabolism generates an enormous array of secondary
metabolites based on the few intermediates of the shikimate pathway as the core unit. The …

The phenylpropanoid pathway serves as a rich source of metabolites in plants, being
required for the biosynthesis of lignin, and serving as a starting point for the production of …

We discuss on the relative significance of different functional roles potentially served by
flavonoids in photoprotection, with special emphasis to their ability to scavenge reactive …

The lignin biosynthetic pathway has been studied for more than a century but has
undergone major revisions over the past decade. Significant progress has been made in …

The phenylpropanoid pathway serves as a rich source of metabolites in plants and provides
precursors for lignin biosynthesis. Lignin first appeared in tracheophytes and has been …

Lignin is a major component of plant secondary cell walls. Here we describe caffeoyl
shikimate esterase (CSE) as an enzyme central to the lignin biosynthetic pathway …