Secondary metabolisms resveratrols

The comparison of different resveratrol levels in LoxS and 35SS fruits allowed the authors to study the effect of the differential depletion of substrates and, in the meantime, to clarify the effect of a novel metabolite as resveratrol on related and unrelated pathways committed to secondary metabolism. 

One of the main reasons for this lack of concretion is the complexity of plant matrices, whose diversified secondary metabolism includes a vast number of different compounds with close structures that can be hard to identify. Some of these families with a well-documented bibliography related to health effects comprise alkaloids, phenolic compounds (including phenolic acids, stilbenes like resveratrol, or flavonoids such as anthocyanins, procyanidins, or isoflavones), terpenoids, carotenoids, sulfur compounds (such as glucosinolates and isothiocyanates), etc. Their presence and amount in the plant source depend on multiple factors including variety, organ of the plant, soil, sun exposure, climate, or even ways of cultivation. 

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