Land-adapted plants appeared between about 480 and 360 million years ago in the mid-
Palaeozoic era, originating from charophycean green algae. The successful adaptation to …

Anthocyanins are important health-promoting pigments that make a major contribution to the
quality of fruits. The biosynthetic pathway leading to anthocyanins is well known and the key …

Anthocyanins represent the major red, purple, and blue pigments in many flowers, fruits,
vegetables, and cereals. They are also recognized as important health-promoting …

Light is one of the most important environmental factors affecting flavonoid biosynthesis in
plants. The absolute dependency of light to the plant development has driven evolvement of …

The expansion of gene families encoding regulatory proteins is typically associated with the
increase in complexity characteristic of multi‐cellular organisms. The MYB and basic helix …

Anthocyanins represent the major red, purple, violet and blue pigments in many flowers and
fruits. They attract pollinators and seed dispersers and defend plants against abiotic and …

Flavonoids are secondary metabolites involved in several aspects of plant development and
defence. They colour fruits and flowers, favouring seed and pollen dispersal, and contribute …

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a non-climacteric fruit species used as table fruit, dried raisins,
and for vinification (wines) and distillation (liquors). In recent years, our knowledge of the …

Many Actinidia cultivars are characterized by anthocyanin accumulation, specifically in the
inner pericarp, but the underlying regulatory mechanism remains elusive. Here we report …

Plants produce thousands of secondary metabolites (aka specialized metabolites) of diverse
chemical nature. These compounds play important roles in protecting plants under adverse …