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Down-regulation of cinnamoyl-CoA reductase in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) induces dramatic changes in soluble phenolic pools.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2006
van der Rest Benoît, Danoun Saïda, Boudet Alain-Michel, Rochange Soizic F
Abstract excerpt
Health-beneficial properties of many secondary plant metabolites have created much interest into the control of their biosynthesis in crop species. Phenolic compounds, including flavonoids, hydroxycinnamates, and tannins, make up an important group of such phytonutrients. They are formed via the phenylpropanoid pathway and share common precursors with lignin, an insoluble cell wall-associated polymer. In this...
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