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_s002088240613870.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002088240613870.1
Aalbaalba5_s002094520614750.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002094520614750.1
Aalbaalba5_s002096540615000.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002096540615000.1
Aalbaalba5_s002137710620610.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002137710620610.1
Aalbaalba5_s002206520630210.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002206520630210.1
Aalbaalba5_s002210680630750.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002210680630750.1
Aalbaalba5_s002569280673750.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002569280673750.1
Aalbaalba5_s002577840674650.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002577840674650.1
Aalbaalba5_s002585510675400.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002585510675400.1
Aalbaalba5_s002612580678450.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002612580678450.1
Aalbaalba5_s002637410680870.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002637410680870.1
Aalbaalba5_s002756600692770.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s002756600692770.1
Aalbaalba5_s003108700724350.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s003108700724350.1
Aalbaalba5_s003504370753140.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s003504370753140.1
Aalbaalba5_s003507610753370.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s003507610753370.1
Aalbaalba5_s003737800767740.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s003737800767740.1
Aalbaalba5_s004013470783550.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004013470783550.1
Aalbaalba5_s004023100784070.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004023100784070.1
Aalbaalba5_s004033610784610.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004033610784610.1
Aalbaalba5_s004253860796700.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004253860796700.1
Aalbaalba5_s004598460812570.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004598460812570.1
Aalbaalba5_s004611570813040.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004611570813040.1
Aalbaalba5_s004735930818270.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004735930818270.1
Aalbaalba5_s004768170819500.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004768170819500.1
Aalbaalba5_s004847730822910.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004847730822910.1
Aalbaalba5_s004950900827420.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s004950900827420.1
Aalbaalba5_s005380970842760.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005380970842760.1
Aalbaalba5_s005720710852820.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s005720710852820.1
Aalbaalba5_s006549250871210.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s006549250871210.1
Aalbaalba5_s009019600904400.1 abies_alba Aalbaalba5_s009019600904400.1