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Cytochrome P450 Gene Families: Role in Plant Secondary Metabolites Production and Plant Defense

Year: 2023

Type: review

Abstract: -dependent hydroxylation processes throughout all spheres of life. CYPs are crucial for the detoxification of xenobiotics in plants, insects, and other organisms. In addition to performing this function, CYPs serve as flexible catalysts and are essential for producing secondary metabolites, antioxidants, and phytohormones in higher plants. Numerous biotic and abiotic stresses frequently affect the growth and development of plants. They cause a dramatic decrease in crop yield and a deterioration in crop quality. Plants protect themselves against these stresses through different mechanisms, which are accomplished by the active participation of CYPs in several biosynthetic and detoxifying pathways. There are immense potentialities for using CYPs as a candidate for developing agricultural crop species resistant to biotic and abiotic stressors. This review provides an overview of the plant CYP families and their functions to plant secondary metabolite production and defense against different biotic and abiotic stresses.

Source: Journal of Xenobiotics

DOI: 10.3390/jox13030026

Authors: Panchali Chakraborty, Ashok Biswas, Susmita Dey, Tuli Bhattacharjee, Swapan Chakrabarty