Roles of flavonoids in symbiotic and defense functions in legume roots.: An article from: The Botanical Review

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From the author: The roles of flavonoids in roots of legumes in the symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are compared with defense functions, using examples from three legume genera, Lotus, Medicago, and Glycine. Pathways leading to proanthocyanidins and isofiavonoids are emphasized. The localization of fiavonoids in nodules involved in nitrogen fixation and in the apoplastic compartment of mycorrhizal associations is briefly described, with emphasis on the need for more information concerning their precise localization. Also emphasized are the limits of our knowledge about the regulatory genes of the flavonoid pathway involved in both exogenous and endogenous regulation of these complex interrelationships.

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Title: Roles of flavonoids in symbiotic and defense functions in legume roots.
Author: Helen A. Stafford
Publication:The Botanical Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: New York Botanical Garden
Volume: v63 Issue: n1 Page: p27(13)

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