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Regulation of the Flavonoid Biosynthesis Pathway Genes in Purple and Black Grains of Hordeum vulgare.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Shoeva Olesya Yu, Mock Hans-Peter, Kukoeva Tatjana V, Börner Andreas, Khlestkina Elena K
Abstract excerpt
Barley grain at maturity can have yellow, purple, blue, and black pigmentations which are suggested to play a protective role under stress conditions. The first three types of the colors are caused by phenolic compounds flavonoids; the last one is caused by phytomelanins, oxidized and polymerized phenolic compounds. Although the genetic basis of the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway in barley has been thoroughly...
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