Figure 2.
Biosynthetic pathway of caffeoylquinic acids in plants. The roles of phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H), 4-hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA ligase (4CL), hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:quinate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HQT), hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:shikimate/quinate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HCT), and p-coumaroyl ester 3′-hydroxylase (C3′H) are depicted.