**Author details**

Asmaa Nabil-Adam<sup>1</sup> \*, Mohamed E. Elnosary<sup>2</sup> , Mohamed L. Ashour3,4, Nehad M. Abd El-Moneam<sup>5</sup> and Mohamed A. Shreadah<sup>1</sup>

1 Marine Biotechnology and Natural Products Lab (MBNP), National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Egypt

2 Faculty of Science, Botany and Microbiology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

3 Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

4 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

5 Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

\*Address all correspondence to: sama.biomarine@gmail.com

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*Flavonoids Biosynthesis in Plants as a Defense Mechanism: Role and Function Concerning… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108637*
