Synthetic biology strategies for the production of plant polyphenolic compounds

[Excerpt] Polyphenols are secondary metabolites naturally produced in plants with an estimated market size of USD 2.26 billion by 2027 . These compounds have several biological and potential therapeutic activities such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anticancer. [...]This study was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the scope of the strategic funding of UID/BIO/04469/2020 unit and BioTecNorte operation (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000004) funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the scope of Norte2020 - Programa Operacional Regional do Norte. JR is recipient of a fellowship supported by a doctoral advanced training (SFRH/BD/138325/2018) funded by FCT.