Anthocyanins are natural water-soluble pigments that are important in plants because they
endow a variety of colors to vegetative tissues and reproductive plant organs, mainly …

Anthocyanins are a group of polyphenolic pigments that are ubiquitously found in the plant
kingdom. In plants, anthocyanins play a role not only in reproduction, by attracting …

Background The use of homologous recombination to precisely modify plant genomes has
been challenging, due to the lack of efficient methods for delivering DNA repair templates to …

Phenylpropanoid-derived compounds represent a diverse family of secondary metabolites
that originate from phenylalanine. These compounds have roles in plant growth and …

Flavonoids are a signature class of secondary metabolites formed from a relatively simple
collection of scaffolds. They are extensively decorated by chemical reactions including …

Flavonoids are widely distributed secondary metabolites with different metabolic functions in
plants. The elucidation of the biosynthetic pathways, as well as their regulation by MYB …

A diet rich in vegetables has been associated with a reduced risk of many diseases related
to aging and modern lifestyle. Over the past several decades, many researches have …

Post-genomics era has witnessed the development of cutting-edge technologies that have
offered cost-efficient and high-throughput ways for molecular characterization of the function …

This paper aims at analysing the synthesis of flavonoids, their import and export in plant cell
compartments, as well as their involvement in the response to stress, with particular …

Highlights•There is mounting interest in engineering the types and levels of anthocyanins in
plants.•The colourants and food industries are interested in engineering anthocyanins to …