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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2025

Unlocking the potential of flavonoid biosynthesis through integrated metabolic engineering.

Yuan Wang, Jiahong Chen, Genhe He, Li Yin, Yonghui Liao

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yuan Wang *Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Functional Biology and Pollution Control in Red Soil Regions, School of Life Sciences, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, China.
Jiahong Chen *Key Laboratory of Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Agrobiological Gene Center, Shanghai, China.
Genhe HeKey Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Functional Biology and Pollution Control in Red Soil Regions, School of Life Sciences, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, China.
Li YinKey Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Functional Biology and Pollution Control in Red Soil Regions, School of Life Sciences, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, China.
Yonghui LiaoKey Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Functional Biology and Pollution Control in Red Soil Regions, School of Life Sciences, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flavonoids are a diverse class of plant polyphenols with essential roles in development, defense, and environmental adaptation, as well as significant applications in medicine, nutrition, and cosmetics. However, their naturally low abundance in plant tissues poses a major barrier to large-scale utilization. This review provides a comprehensive and forward-looking synthesis of flavonoid biosynthesis, regulation, transport, and yield enhancement strategies. We highlight key advances in understanding transcriptional and epigenetic control of flavonoid pathways, focusing on the roles of MYB, bHLH, and WD40 transcription factors and chromatin modifications. We also examine flavonoid transport mechanisms at cellular and tissue levels, supported by emerging spatial metabolomics data. Distinct from conventional reviews, this review explores how plant cell factories, genome editing, environmental optimization, and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven metabolic engineering can be integrated to boost flavonoid production. By bridging foundational plant science with synthetic biology and digital tools, this review outlines a novel roadmap for sustainable, high-yield flavonoid production with broad relevance to both research and industry.

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artificial intelligenceflavonoid biosynthesismetabolic engineeringplant cell factorytranscriptional regulation

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PMID40510168
PMCPMC12158926

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