Anthocyanins: A comprehensive review of their chemical properties and health effects on cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases

R Mattioli, A Francioso, L Mosca, P Silva - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Anthocyanins are a class of water-soluble flavonoids widely present in fruits and vegetables.
Dietary sources of anthocyanins include red and purple berries, grapes, apples, plums …

Diverse physiological roles of flavonoids in plant environmental stress responses and tolerance

A Shomali, S Das, N Arif, M Sarraf, N Zahra, V Yadav… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are characterized as the low molecular weight polyphenolic compounds
universally distributed in planta. They are a chemically varied group of secondary …

Are flavonoids effective antioxidants in plants? Twenty years of our investigation

G Agati, C Brunetti, A Fini, A Gori, L Guidi, M Landi… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Whether flavonoids play significant antioxidant roles in plants challenged by photooxidative
stress of different origin has been largely debated over the last few decades. A critical review …

Protective and defensive role of anthocyanins under plant abiotic and biotic stresses: An emerging application in sustainable agriculture

S Kaur, V Tiwari, A Kumari, E Chaudhary… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global warming is the major cause of abiotic and biotic stresses that reduce plant growth
and productivity. Various stresses such as drought, low temperature, pathogen attack, high …

Transcriptional control of flavonoid biosynthesis by MYB–bHLH–WDR complexes

W Xu, C Dubos, L Lepiniec - Trends in plant science, 2015 - cell.com
Flavonoids are widely known for the colors they confer to plant tissues, their contribution to
plant fitness and health benefits, and impact on food quality. As convenient biological …

The effect of drought stress on polyphenolic compounds and expression of flavonoid biosynthesis related genes in Achillea pachycephala Rech. f

S Gharibi, BES Tabatabaei, G Saeidi, M Talebi… - Phytochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of drought stress on the amount of phenolic and flavonoid
compounds as well as H 2 O 2 and malondialdehyde (MDA) in Achillea pachycephala. The …

Anthocyanin biosynthesis induced by MYB transcription factors in plants

C Li, W Yu, J Xu, X Lu, Y Liu - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Anthocyanins act as polyphenolic pigment that is ubiquitously found in plants. Anthocyanins
play a role not only in health-promoting as an antioxidant, but also in protection against all …

Engineering anthocyanin biosynthesis in plants

Y Zhang, E Butelli, C Martin - Current opinion in plant biology, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Functional roles of flavonoids in photoprotection: new evidence, lessons from the past

G Agati, C Brunetti, M Di Ferdinando, F Ferrini… - Plant Physiology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
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 bHLH transcription factor MdbHLH3 promotes anthocyanin accumulation and fruit colouration in response to low temperature in apples

XBIN XIE, S Li, RUIFEN ZHANG, J Zhao… - Plant, Cell & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Low environmental temperatures promote anthocyanin accumulation and fruit colouration by
up‐regulating the expression of genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis and regulation …