PlantSME Plant secondary metabolism enzyme database
Flavonoid portable pathway

Flavonoid portable pathway

Flavonoid pathway definition imported from the 2026-05-17 portable BLAST/HMM package.

Representative Flavonoid Reaction Route
Phenylpropanoid entry, flavonoid scaffold, and anthocyanin branches. The flavonoid pathway is branched; this view arranges the main scaffold and common branches into a readable representative route without forcing all branches into one linear pathway.
9 curated steps/modules
From Phenylpropanoid Entry To Flavonoid Scaffold
01
Substrate
L-Phenylalanine
C9H11NO2
C6H5-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Deamination to the cinnamate entry point
Product
trans-Cinnamic acid
C9H8O2
C6H5-CH=CH-COOH
PAL commits L-phenylalanine to the phenylpropanoid entry route that supplies the flavonoid acyl donor.
02
Substrate
trans-Cinnamic acid
C9H8O2
C6H5-CH=CH-COOH
Para-hydroxylation of cinnamate
Product
p-Coumaric acid
C9H8O3
4-HO-C6H4-CH=CH-COOH
C4H/CYP73A hydroxylates cinnamate to p-coumarate, a required phenylpropanoid step toward the flavonoid donor.
03
Substrate
p-Coumaric acid
C9H8O3
4-HO-C6H4-CH=CH-COOH
Substrate
CoA
C21H36N7O16P3S
CoA-SH
CoA ligation to form the flavonoid acyl donor
Product
p-Coumaroyl-CoA
C30H38N7O18P3S
4-HO-C6H4-CH=CH-C(=O)-SCoA
4CL activates p-coumarate to p-coumaroyl-CoA for CHS-mediated flavonoid scaffold formation.
04
Substrate
p-Coumaroyl-CoA
C30H38N7O18P3S
4-HO-C6H4-CH=CH-C(=O)-SCoA
Substrate
Malonyl-CoA
C24H38N7O19P3S
HOOC-CH2-C(=O)-SCoA
Condensation of the C6-C3-C6 scaffold
Product
Naringenin chalcone
C15H12O5
HO-Ar-CO-CH=CH-Ar-(OH)2
CHS condenses one p-coumaroyl-CoA with three malonyl-CoA units to form a chalcone scaffold.
05
Substrate
Naringenin chalcone
C15H12O5
HO-Ar-CO-CH=CH-Ar-(OH)2
Chalcone cyclization
Product
Naringenin
C15H12O5
flavanone C6-C3-C6 ring
CHI converts the open-chain chalcone into the flavanone core.
06
Substrate
Naringenin
C15H12O5
flavanone C6-C3-C6 ring
C-ring 3-hydroxylation to dihydroflavonols
Product
Dihydrokaempferol
C15H12O6
dihydroflavonol C-ring
F3H is a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase that converts flavanones into the dihydroflavonol pool.
07
Substrate
Flavanones/dihydroflavonols
C15H12O5-6
C6-C3-C6 oxygen heterocycle
B-ring hydroxylation shapes flavonoid hydroxylation patterns
Product
B-ring hydroxylated flavonoid intermediates
C15H12O6-7
3'/3'5'-hydroxylated flavonoids
CYP75B/F3'H and CYP75A/F3'5'H alter B-ring hydroxylation and generate precursors for quercetin- and myricetin-type branches.
Flavone, Anthocyanin, And Proanthocyanidin Branches
08
Substrate
Flavanones/dihydroflavonols
C15 flavonoids
C6-C3-C6 oxygen heterocycle
Flavone, isoflavonoid, and flavonol branches
Product
Flavones/isoflavones/flavonols
C15H10O5-7
oxidized C6-C3-C6 flavonoids
Branch enzymes route shared intermediates into distinct flavonoid subclasses.
09
Substrate
Dihydroflavonols
C15H12O6-7
dihydroflavonol C-ring
Anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin direction
Product
Anthocyanin glycosides/proanthocyanidins
C15 glycosides/polymers
flavylium-glycoside / flavan-3-ol polymer
DFR/ANS/UFGT/ANR route the dihydroflavonol pool toward pigments and condensed tannins.
Lineage Distribution
Assignments under this module are distributed across the following plant lineages.
Module Gene List
GeneSpeciesProtein ID
Aalbaalba5_s004301480799140.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004301480799140.1
Aalbaalba5_s004630040813840.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004630040813840.1
Aalbaalba5_s004634890814090.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004634890814090.1
Aalbaalba5_s004708940817120.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004708940817120.1
Aalbaalba5_s004745910818690.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004745910818690.1
Aalbaalba5_s004784380820060.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004784380820060.1
Aalbaalba5_s004842190822600.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004842190822600.1
Aalbaalba5_s004882680824470.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004882680824470.1
Aalbaalba5_s004884800824610.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004884800824610.1
Aalbaalba5_s004922000825930.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004922000825930.1
Aalbaalba5_s004990370829070.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004990370829070.1
Aalbaalba5_s005106700833560.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005106700833560.1
Aalbaalba5_s005160220835410.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005160220835410.1
Aalbaalba5_s005272110838980.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005272110838980.1
Aalbaalba5_s005372680842480.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005372680842480.1
Aalbaalba5_s005606150849700.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005606150849700.1
Aalbaalba5_s005682860851810.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005682860851810.1
Aalbaalba5_s005773990854150.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005773990854150.1
Aalbaalba5_s005818880855200.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005818880855200.1
Aalbaalba5_s005833460855580.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005833460855580.1
Aalbaalba5_s005867180856480.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005867180856480.1
Aalbaalba5_s006042300860580.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s006042300860580.1
Aalbaalba5_s006071070861350.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s006071070861350.1
Aalbaalba5_s006164270863600.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s006164270863600.1
Aalbaalba5_s006167280863660.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s006167280863660.1
Aalbaalba5_s006843940876700.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s006843940876700.1
Aalbaalba5_s006985340879170.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s006985340879170.1
Aalbaalba5_s007012270879780.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s007012270879780.1
Aalbaalba5_s007078880880920.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s007078880880920.1
Aalbaalba5_s007082590880960.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s007082590880960.1