Recent advances in the biosynthesis and accumulation of anthocyanins.
This review describes biochemistry, molecular biology and regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis, with particular emphasis on mechanistic features and late steps of anthocyanin biosynthesis including glycosylation and vacuolar sequestration. The literature from 1997 to the beginning of 2002 is reviewed, and 163 references are cited.
Springob
Karin
K
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
Nakajima
Jun-ichiro
J
Yamazaki
Mami
M
Saito
Kazuki
K
D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000872:Anthocyanins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D019753:Intramolecular Lyases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D000872:Anthocyanins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; C048797:flavanone 3-dioxygenase; D000217:Acyltransferases; C020141:flavanone synthetase; D019753:Intramolecular Lyases; C019865:chalcone isomerase