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. 2018 Nov 7;7(4):98. doi: 10.3390/plants7040098

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Schematic illustration of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway, with the main flavonoids in representative horticultural species. Amounts of flavonoids (from USDA database; https://www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata [15]) are indicated as a red heatmap ranging from the species with lower to those with higher content. PAL, Phenylalanine ammonia lyase; C4H, cinnamic acid 4-hydroxylase; 4CL, 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase; CHS, chalcone synthase; CHI, chalcone isomerase; IFS, isoflavone synthase; FNS, flavone synthase; F3H, flavanone-3-hydroxylase; F3’H, flavanone-3’-hydroxylase; F3’5’H, flavanone-3’5’-hydroxylase; FLS, flavonol synthase; DFR, dihydroflavonol reductase; ANS, anthocyanidin synthase; OMT1, O-methyltransferase 1; GTs, glycosyltransferases; PATs, phenylacyl-transferases.