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Phenolic Biosynthesis and Metabolic Pathways to Alleviate Stresses in Plants

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Plant Phenolics in Abiotic Stress Management

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Phenolics are the plant secondary metabolites which play salient physicochemical roles entire lifespan. Phenolics are produced under various biotic and abiotic stresses and play key roles to alleviate stresses regulate hormonal regulation, improving photosynthetic activity, nutrient mineralization, metal-chelating property, antioxidative capacity, etc. Phenolic compounds are mainly biosynthesized by shikimic acid pathway in advanced plants and shikimate is the key central metabolite for synthesis of complex phenolics. Phenylalanine ammonia lyase is a prime enzyme for phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway, connecting primary metabolism to secondary metabolism. It has been seen that during harsh environmental conditions, phenolic compounds are synthesized and accumulated in host plant to emerge from that stress. This chapter furnishes knowledge about the biosynthetic pathways of different phenolic compounds and newly illuminated steps in the biosynthesis to mitigate various biotic and abiotic stresses, many of which allocate precursors.

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Tak, Y., Kaur, M., Gautam, C., Kumar, R., Tilgam, J., Natta, S. (2023). Phenolic Biosynthesis and Metabolic Pathways to Alleviate Stresses in Plants. In: Lone, R., Khan, S., Mohammed Al-Sadi, A. (eds) Plant Phenolics in Abiotic Stress Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6426-8_4

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