🍫 Not all dark chocolate is created equal — even the "healthy" kind can be a trap. When cocoa is processed with alkali (called Dutch processing), it removes a lot of the flavonols that actually make it beneficial.

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Conserved amino acid residues and gene expression patterns associated with the substrate preferences of the competing enzymes FLS and DFR Background Flavonoids, an important class of specialized metabolites, are synthesized from phenylalanine and present in almost all plant species. Different branches of flavonoid biosynthesis lead to p...

Conserved amino acid residues and gene expression patterns associated with the substrate preferences of the competing enzymes FLS and DFR
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#Metabolism #PlantSci #GeneExpression #Flavonoids #Flavonols #Anthocyanins #Evolution #Bioinformatics #BigData

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Metabolic fingerprinting reveals roles of Arabidopsis thaliana BGLU1, BGLU3, and BGLU4 in glycosylation of various flavonoids
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Flavonols affect the interrelated glucosinolate and camalexin biosynthetic pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana A combined transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of Arabidopsis fls1 and tt7 mutants revealed negative effects of flavonols on camalexin accumulation and

Flavonols have opposite effects on the interrelated glucosinolate and camalexin biosynthetic pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana
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#Flavonoids #Flavonols #PlantSci #Metabolites #Metabolism

Flavonols affect the interrelated glucosinolate and camalexin biosynthetic pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana A combined transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of Arabidopsis fls1 and tt7 mutants revealed negative effects of flavonols on camalexin accumulation and

This study revealed how plant metabolites shape gene expression & defense pathways! Flavonols might regulate glucosinolate & camalexin biosynthesis, influencing stress tolerance & metabolism in Arabidopsis. 🌿
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Frontiers | Flavonoids and anthocyanins in seagrasses: implications for climate change adaptation and resilience Seagrasses are a paraphyletic group of marine angiosperms and retain certain adaptations from the ancestors of all embryophytes in the transition to terrestr...

Flavonoids and anthocyanins in seagrasses: implications for climate change adaptation and resilience.
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#Seagrass #flavonoids #Flavonols #Anthocyanins #phenylpropanoids #Phenols #climatechange

The Chocolate Cure: Cocoa Flavanols Protect Against Stress and High-Fat Diets Consuming a cocoa drink rich in flavanols can mitigate the negative effects of high-fat foods on the vascular system during stress. This research emphasizes the potential of high-flavanol cocoa to enh...

The #Chocolate Cure: Cocoa Flavanols Protect Against #Stress and High-Fat Diets
New #research highlights the protective effects of flavanol-rich cocoa on vascular health, even when consumed alongside high-fat meals during stressful situations
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Tyrosine-sulfated peptide hormone induces flavonol biosynthesis to control elongation and differentiation in Arabidopsis primary root bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution

Study reveals that the PSY1 hormone in #Arabidopsis promotes root growth by inducing flavonol biosynthesis. This discovery highlights the critical role of #flavonols in regulating root elongation and differentiation.
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