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Flavonoid Biotransformations in Microorganisms

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Flavonoids are a diverse group of secondary metabolites found ubiquitously in the plant kingdom. Their associated health benefits have gained these fascinating compounds an increasing amount of attention towards their use as medicinal agents, supplements and natural colorants. With the rapid progress in unraveling the flavonoid biosynthetic pathways, the first part of this chapter presents the recent advances and challenges in utilizing recombinant bacteria and yeast to produce a number of different classes of flavonoid compounds including stilbenes, flavanones, isoflavones, flavones and anthocyanins. The second part presents a review on the iomodifications of flavonoids by non-recombinant microorganisms that result in an array of natural products, with special emphasis on the metabolism of flavonoids by intestinal microflora.

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    Chemler, J.A., Leonard, E., Koffas, M.A. (2008). Flavonoid Biotransformations in Microorganisms. In: Winefield, C., Davies, K., Gould, K. (eds) Anthocyanins. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77335-3_7

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