Biosynthesis and Function of Flavonol in Plants: A Review

doi:10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb20191100863

Abstract

Abstract:

The aim is to provide a theoretical basis for improving the biosynthesis of flavonol in plant, the growth and development of plant and crop resistance. In this paper, the basic biosynthesis of flavonol was clarified, the key enzymes of flavonols and their functions were concluded, the regulation of flavonols in the transcription level of the biosynthesis was reviewed, and the biological functions of flavonols in plant were also summarized, including the regulating action of flavonols in the growth and development of plant, the abiotic-stress regulation of plant and its functions in plant defense response. At last, the research directions of flavonols in plant were proposed.

Key words: flavonol, biosynthesis, transcriptional regulation, growth and development, stress response

CLC Number:

S184

Fan Yanting, Fan Ruonan, Zhang Hui, Li Baozhu. Biosynthesis and Function of Flavonol in Plants: A Review[J]. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2020, 36(33): 95-101.

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