Figures (2)  Tables (1)

    • Figure 1. 

      Main active compounds in Angelica sinensis.

    • Figure 2. 

      Proposed ferulic acid, coumarin and flavonoid biosynthesis pathways in Angelica sinensis. Note: PAL, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase; C4H, cinnamate 4-hydroxylase; C3H, 4-coumarate-3-hydroxylase; COMT, O-methyltransferase; 4CL, 4-coumarate CoA ligase; C2'H, p-coumaroyl CoA 2'-hydroxylase; COSY, coumarin synthase.

    • TissuesResearch focusReference
      Pathway of active compounds
      Root head and tailPhenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway and ferulic acid metabolites[26]
      Root head and tailPhenylpropanoid biosynthesis[27]
      Root head and tailMetabolites[31]
      RootPhthalides biosynthetic[32]
      Leaf and petiole from cultivars Mingui 1 and Mingui 2Flavonoid biosynthesis[30]
      Root from cultivated and wild resourcesMetabolism pathway[3]
      Leaf from cultivars Mingui 1 and Mingui 2Flavonoid biosynthesis[33]
      Root head and tailFerulic acid biosynthesis[34]
      Root head, body and tailFerulic acid biosynthesis[28]
      Early bolting and flowering
      Flower bud of early floweringEarly bolting and flowering[35]
      Mixed sample from different growth stagesEarly bolting and flowering[36]
      Whole shoot tip and young developing leafEarly bolting and flowering[37]
      Leaf, stem, seed, and root from early bolting plantEarly bolting and flowering[38]
      Seedling with different vernalization treatmentsEarly bolting and flowering[39]
      Leaf from normal and early bolting plantEarly bolting and flowering[40]
      Seedling stored at different temperatureEarly bolting and flowering[41]
      SeedlingGAs biosynthetic pathway[42]
      Adversity and stress
      Leaf under UV-B radiationAdaptive mechanism under UV-B radiation[43]

      Table 1. 

      Summary of transcriptomics reports from Angelica sinensis.