It takes a garden. How work on diverse plant species has contributed to an understanding of flavonoid metabolism.

Flavonoid biosynthesis is one of the most extensively studied areas of plant secondary metabolism. Modern-day reports date back to 1664 and Robert Boyle's description of the effects of acids and bases on plant pigments. Today, through the study of flavonoid metabolism in diverse plant systems, a

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