HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2025, Vol. 64 ›› Issue (3): 29-35.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2025.03.005

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Research progress of flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase and its applications in barley

ZHAO Wei1,2, JING Xing-huai1,2, YANG Tao1, CHEN Jia1, PU Xiao-ying1, YANG Xiao-meng1, LI E-xian1, LI Xia1, YANG Li-e1, ZENG Ya-wen1   

  1. 1. Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China;
    2. Pu’er University , Pu’er 665000, Yunnan, China
  • Received:2024-09-12 Online:2025-03-25 Published:2025-04-17

Abstract: Flavonoid 3-hydroxylase (F3H) is a key enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway of anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins in plant flavonoids, playing a crucial role in modifying flower and fruit colors, as well as enhancing stress resistance and pest resistance in plants. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is rich in flavonoids and possesses health-promoting properties, and research on the F3′H gene in barley is significant for the development of medicinal and edible barley varieties rich in flavonoids. This review briefly introduced the discovery history of F3H and its role in the biosynthetic pathway of anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins. At the genetic level, the F3′H gene had been cloned from various plants. Some studies have analyzed the formation and evolutionary history of this gene, while others have revealed the transcription factors associated with F3′H and its expression patterns in different tissues and under various environmental stress conditions. In some plants, the expression of the F3′H gene could enhance resistance of plants to stress and some pests and diseases. In barley, most of the structural genes involved in the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway have been cloned, with F3′H being one of the later genes to be cloned. Currently, multiple variants of this gene have been cloned and studied from several barley varieties, and these studies are of great significance for the future breeding of barley varieties rich in flavonoids.

Key words: flavonoid 3-hydroxylase(F3H), flavone, metabolism, barley(Hordeum vulgare L.)

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