Transcriptome profiling shows gene regulation patterns in a flavonoid pathway in response to exogenous phenylalanine in Boesenbergia rotunda cell culture

• Main Authors: Md-Mustafa, N.D., Khalid, N., Gao, H., Peng, Z., Alimin, M.F., Bujang, N., Ming, W.S., Mohd-Yusuf, Y., Harikrishna, J.A., Othman, R.Y.
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central 2014
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/12375/; http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/15/984; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-984

Background Panduratin A extracted from Boesenbergia rotunda is a flavonoid reported to possess a range of medicinal indications which include anti-dengue, anti-HIV, anti-cancer, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Boesenbergia rotunda is a plant from the Zingiberaceae family commonly used...