Flavonoids are characterized as the low molecular weight polyphenolic compounds
universally distributed in planta. They are a chemically varied group of secondary …

In ethnopharmacology, and especially in traditional Chinese medicine, medicinal plants
have been used for thousands of years. Similarly, agricultural plants have been used …

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

MYB transcription factors (TFs), as one of the largest gene families in plants, play important
roles in multiple biological processes, such as plant growth and development, cell …

Flavonoids exhibit amazing structural diversity and play different roles in plants. Besides,
these compounds have been associated with several health benefits in humans. Several …

MicroRNAs (miRNA s) are endogenous, noncoding small RNAs that function as critical
regulators of gene expression. In plants, miRNA s have shown their potential as regulators …

In plants, transcriptional regulation is the most important tool for modulating flavonoid
biosynthesis. The AtMYB12 gene from Arabidopsis thaliana has been shown to regulate the …

Flavonols have been demonstrated to play many important roles in plant growth,
development, and communication with other organisms. Flavonol biosynthesis is …

Homology based gene silencing has emerged as a convenient approach for repressing
expression of genes in order to study their functions. For this purpose, several antisense or …

Flavonoids are important plant pigments and defense compounds; understanding the
transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis may enable engineering crops with …