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 …

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

Basic helix-loop-helix proteins (bHLHs) comprise one of the largest families of transcription
factors in plants. They have been shown to be involved in responses to various abiotic …

Plants detoxify toxic metal (loid) s by accumulating diverse metabolites. Beside scavenging
excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by metal (loid) s, some metabolites chelate …

Anthocyanin pigmentation is an important consumer trait in peach (Prunus persica). In this
study, the genetic basis of the blood‐flesh trait was investigated using the cultivar …

Anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin (PA) accumulation is regulated by both myeloblastosis
(MYB) activators and repressors, but little information is available on hierarchical …

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 …

Key message This review contains functional roles of MYB transcription factors in the
transcriptional regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in horticultural plants. This review …

Flavonoids are specialized metabolites largely widespread in plants where they play
numerous roles including defense and signaling under stress conditions. These compounds …

Anthocyanins are plant secondary metabolites that have a variety of biological functions,
including pigmentation. The accumulation of anthocyanins is regulated by both …