Key genes in the phenylpropanoids biosynthesis pathway have different expression patterns under various abiotic stresses in the Iranian red and green cultivars of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

Phenylpropanoids are a large and important family of plant secondary metabolites. The biosynthetic pathway phenylpropanoids is induced in plants under environmental stresses to cope with these harmful conditions. In the present study, for first time, we identified characterized one reference gene (ACTIN) three key genes (4CL, C4H CVOMT) Iranian red green cultivars sweet basil. Also, expression patterns 4CL, CVOMT were determined time basil cold, drought, heat, light salt stresses. results showed that ACTIN, identical other terms all characteristics such as ORF length, protein sequence molecular weight, functional domains, lack signal peptide, subcellular localization site, structures. Our also revealed have different abiotic their cultivar dependent. findings this study can advance our knowledge biosynthesis These be used breeding programs stress tolerance plants.