Background: The aromatic plant Stachys mucronata (Lamiaceae) is endemic to the island of Crete (southern Greece), but as opposed to other native Greek members of this family, this species has never been investigated in the past with regard to its polyphenolic composition and antioxidant potency. Methods: Aerial parts of S. mucronata were exhaustively extracted and partly fractionated through pa...

Mononuclear manganese(II) and iron(III) flavonolates were synthesized as synthetic enzyme-substrate complexes, and their oxygenation reactions as biomimetic functional models with relevance to flavonol 2,4-dioxygenases are briefly described.

Although biochemists and geneticists have studied the cotton flower for more than one century, little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying the dramatic color change that occurs during its short developmental life following blooming. Through the analysis of world cotton germplasms, we found that all of the flowers underwent color changes post-anthesis, but there is a diverse array ...

The golden camellia, Camellia nitidissima Chi., is a well-known ornamental plant that is known as "the queen of camellias" because of its golden yellow flowers. The principal pigments in the flowers are carotenoids and flavonol glycosides. Understanding the biosynthesis of the golden color and its regulation is important in camellia breeding. To obtain a comprehensive understanding of flower de...

The aim of this study was to determine the effect different drying methods on nutritional content and antioxidant activity purslane. Two purslane samples have been dried using four (sun, vacuum, hot air, freeze drying). Dried fresh were analyzed for their dry matter, β-carotene content, chlorophyll a b contents, total flavonoid flavonol phenolic %DPPH radical scavenge activity, metal chelating ...

β-Amyloid (Aβ) deposition elicits a toxic effect on neurons and plays a crucial role in the etiology and/or progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Polyphenols found in fruits are endorsed for nutritional intervention in AD, since they are known to have extensive therapeutic properties apropos of brain health owing to their anti-oxidative effects against Aβ and neural reactive oxygen species (...

We identified two glycosyltransferases that contribute to the structural diversification of flavonol glycosides in grapevine (Vitis vinifera): glycosyltransferase 5 (Vv GT5) and Vv GT6. Biochemical analyses showed that Vv GT5 is a UDP-glucuronic acid:flavonol-3-O-glucuronosyltransferase (GAT), and Vv GT6 is a bifunctional UDP-glucose/UDP-galactose:flavonol-3-O-glucosyltransferase/galactosyltran...

Polar auxin transport (PAT) plays key roles in the regulation of plant growth and development. Flavonoids have been implicated in the inhibition of PAT. However, the active flavonoid derivative(s) involved in this process in vivo has not yet been identified. Here, we provide evidence that a specific flavonol bis-glycoside is correlated with shorter plant stature and reduced PAT. Specific flavon...

1. The flavonoid constituents o f Flaveria bidentis have been identified as the 3-O-glucosides of kaempferol, 6 -m ethoxykaem pferol and 6 -methoxyquercetin (patuletin), as well as six flavonol sulfate esters belonging to quercetin and isorhamnetin. The two latter glucosides are reported here for the first time in this species; whereas quercetin-3,7-disulfate, is a novel compound from nature. 2...