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Quercetin induces pathogen resistance through the increase of salicylic acid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.
Plant signaling & behavior - 31 Dec 2023
An Jonguk, Kim Sun Ho, Bahk Sunghwa, Le Anh Pham Minh, Park Jaemin, Ramadany Zakiyah, Lee Jeongwoo, Hong Jong Chan, Chung Woo Sik
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Quercetin is a flavonol belonging to the flavonoid group of polyphenols. Quercetin is reported to have a variety of biological functions, including antioxidant, pigment, auxin transport inhibitor and root nodulation factor. Additionally, quercetin is known to be involved in bacterial pathogen resistance in Arabidopsis through the transcriptional increase of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes. However, the molecular...
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