Floral volatile benzenoids/phenylpropanoids: biosynthetic pathway, regulation and ecological value
Benzenoids/phenylpropanoids, the second most diverse group of plant volatiles, exhibit significant structural diversity and play crucial roles in attracting pollinators and protecting against pathogens, insects, and herbivores. This review summarizes their complex biosynthetic pathways and regulatory mechanisms, highlighting their links to plant growth, development, hormone levels, circadian rhythms, and flower coloration. External factors like light, humidity, and temperature also influence their biosynthesis. Their ecological value is discussed, offering insights for enhancing floral scent, pollinator attraction, pest resistance, and metabolic engineering through genetic modification.
Authors
- Mengwen Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1843-9284)
- Xian Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8780-6960)
- Xiaonan Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-5812)
- Shanshan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8645-123X)
- Ling Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0676-6221)
- Yizhou Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9515-8051)
- Linlin Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4908-3607)
- Yong Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8238-4882)
- Liang‐Sheng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4069-6079)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Beijing Botanical Garden (CN)
- Beijing Forestry University (CN)
- Institute of Botany of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics (CN)
- Institute of Botany (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- China National Botanical Garden
Publication Details
- Journal
- Horticulture Research
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhae220
- Citations
- 27
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 27.79
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China