Proanthocyanidins(PAs)are natural flavan-3-ol polymers that contribute protection to plants under biotic and abiotic stress,benefits to human health,and bitterness and astringency to food products.They are also potent...Proanthocyanidins(PAs)are natural flavan-3-ol polymers that contribute protection to plants under biotic and abiotic stress,benefits to human health,and bitterness and astringency to food products.They are also potential targets for carbon sequestration for climate mitigation.In recent years,from model species to commercial crops,research has moved closer to elucidating the flux control and channeling,subunit biosynthesis and polymerization,transport mechanisms,and regulatory networks involved in plant PA metabolism.This review extends the conventional understanding with recent findings that provide new insights to address lingering questions and focus strategies for manipulating PA traits in plants.展开更多
基金supported by the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities(111 Project,B13007)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32030010)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M680404 to K.Y.).
文摘Proanthocyanidins(PAs)are natural flavan-3-ol polymers that contribute protection to plants under biotic and abiotic stress,benefits to human health,and bitterness and astringency to food products.They are also potential targets for carbon sequestration for climate mitigation.In recent years,from model species to commercial crops,research has moved closer to elucidating the flux control and channeling,subunit biosynthesis and polymerization,transport mechanisms,and regulatory networks involved in plant PA metabolism.This review extends the conventional understanding with recent findings that provide new insights to address lingering questions and focus strategies for manipulating PA traits in plants.
