Phenolic compounds in Catharanthus roseus

By N. R. Mustafa, R. Verpoorte. Phytochemistry Reviews, 2007

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Besides alkaloids Catharanthus roseus produces a wide spectrum of phenolic compounds, this includes C6C1 compounds such as 2,3-dihydoxybenzoic acid, as well as phenylpropanoids such as cinnamic acid derivatives, flavonoids and anthocyanins. The occurrence of these compounds in C. roseus is reviewed as well as their biosynthesis and the regulation of the pathways. Both types of compounds compete with the indole alkaloid biosynthesis for chorismate, an important intermediate in plant metabolism. The biosynthesis C6C1 compounds is induced by biotic elicitors.

Subfields: Food Science, Molecular Biology

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Salicylic Acid Biosynthesis and Metabolism (2011, background): “Conversion to Dihydroxybenzoates In addition to SA, a variety of substituted benzoates are formed in plants via products of the shikimate pathway, and they are subject to the same modifications, including glucosylation, methylation, and AA conjugation (Wildermuth, 2006; Mustafa and Verpoorte, 2007).”