New functions for bioactive flavonoids in plants and mammals

我们在植物和哺乳动物中发现了具有生物活性的天然产物。这些分子影响植物的形状和发育以及哺乳动物血管的形成过程。我们试图了解这些分子是如何工作的。在人们开始利用这些分子可能有益于农业或人类健康之前，需要更多的了解。植物的形状会影响产量或更具抗旱性的根系。重要的是，我们已经发现了促进或抑制血管形成的特定分子。更好地了解这些分子是如何工作的，可能会导致癌症或心血管疾病的新疗法。

We have discovered natural products with biological activity in plants and mammals. These molecules affect plant shape and development and the process of mammalian blood vessel formation. We seek to understand how these molecules work. More understanding is required before one can begin to utilise these molecules for possible beneficial agriculture or human health outcomes. Plant shape influences such things as yield or more drought-resilient root systems. Importantly, we have discovered specific molecules that either promote or inhibit blood vessel formation. A better understanding of how these molecules work could lead to novel treatments for cancer or cardiovascular disease.