Modification of flavonoid biosynthesis in crop plants

Phytochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 2631-2648

  Schijlen, Elio G W M ^a   Ric De Vos, C H ^a   Van Tunen, Arjen J ^b   Bovy, Arnaud G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop; Flavonoids; Genetic modification; Plant species

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; CHALCONE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; ISOMERASE; MYC PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; SYNTHETASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CROP; DIET; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROXYLATION; MAIZE; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GENE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FLAVONOIDS; STILBENES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 4644281486     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.07.028     Document Type: Review

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