Flavonoid biosynthesis genes putatively identified in the aromatic plant Polygonum minus via Expressed Sequences Tag (EST) analysis.

ABSTRACT: P. minus is an aromatic plant, the leaf of which is widely used as a food additive and in the perfume industry. The leaf also accumulates secondary metabolites that act as active ingredients such as flavonoid. Due to limited genomic and transcriptomic data, the biosynthetic pathway of flavonoids is currently unclear. Identification of candidate genes involved in the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway will significantly contribute to understanding the biosynthesis of active compounds. We have constructed a standard cDNA library from P. minus leaves, and two normalized full-length enriched cDNA libraries were constructed from stem and root organs in order to create a gene resource for the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, especially flavonoid biosynthesis. Thus, large-scale sequencing of P.

SUBMITTER: Roslan ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3317681 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature