Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2009, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (8): 2899-2908 .doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2009.08.031

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Advances in Biosynthesis Pathways and Regulation of Flavonoids and Catechins

XIA Tao, GAO Li-ping   

  1. (安徽农业大学农业部茶叶生物化学与生物技术重点实验室)
  • Received:2009-01-06 Revised:2009-03-21 Online:2009-08-10 Published:2009-08-10

Abstract:

Flavonoids are the major secondary metabolites with diverse biological activities in high plant. As one of the main subgroups of flavonoids, catechins usually account for 12%-25% dry weight in fresh leaves of tea plant [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]. Catechins are not only the most important components in tea flavor, but also possess a lot of physiological functions, such as antioxidant activity, antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic potential ,anti-cardiovascular diseases, anti-ultraviolet radiation and so on. This paper reviewed the progresses in the flavonoids or tea catechins branch pathway and regulation, subcellular localization and organization of flavonoid enzymes, and may provide additional insights into regulating gene expression and engineering the catechins biosynthesis in tea plant.

Key words: flavonoids, tea, catechins, biosynthesis pathway, regulation

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