3-O-glycosylation of kaempferol restricts the supply of the benzenoid precursor of ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q) in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112738
Abstract: Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q) is a vital respiratory cofactor and antioxidant in eukaryotes. The recent discovery that kaempferol serves as a precursor for ubiquinone's benzenoid moiety both challenges the conventional view of flavonoids as specialized metabolites,… read more here.
Keywords: ubiquinone; arabidopsis thaliana; kaempferol; precursor ubiquinone ... See more keywords