Flavonoids:New Roles for Old Molecules

作     者：Charles S. Buer Nijat Imin Michael A. Djordjevic 

作者机构：Genomic Interactions Group ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research Research School of Biology College of Medicine Biology and Environment The Australian National University 

出 版 物：《Journal of Integrative Plant Biology》 (植物学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2010年第52卷第1期

页      面：98-111页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 071001[理学-植物学] 07[理学] 0901[农学-作物学] 0703[理学-化学] 0902[农学-园艺学] 

基　　金：The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Inte-grated Legume Research is thanked for support (CEO348212) 

主　　题：Flavonoids DPBA Figure TTG root 

摘      要：Flavonoids are ubiquitous in the plant kingdom and have many diverse functions including defense, UV protection, auxin transport inhibition, allelopathy, and flower coloring. Interestingly, these compounds also have considerable biological activity in plant, animal and bacterial systems - such broad activity is accomplished by few compounds. Yet, for all the research over the last three decades, many of the cellular targets of these secondary metabolites are unknown. The many mutants available in model plant species such as Arabidopsis thaliana and Medicago truncatula are enabling the intricacies of the physiology of these compounds to be deduced. In the present review, we cover recent advances in flavonoid research, discuss deficiencies in our understanding of the physiological processes, and suggest approaches to identify the cellular targets of flavonoids.