The Creation and Physiological Relevance of Divergent Hydroxylation Patterns in the Flavonoid Pathway

Flavonoids and biochemically-related chalcones are important secondary metabolites, which are ubiquitously present in plants and therefore also in human food. They fulfill a broad range of physiological functions in planta and there are numerous reports about their physiological relevance for humans...

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Main Author: Heidi Halbwirth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/11/2/595/