Stage-specific harvest of Akebia trifoliata flowers: An integrated multi-omics strategy for optimizing natural colorants, antioxidants and bioactive ingredients

Key Points

• Optimizing natural colorants and antioxidants improves the bioactivity of Akebia trifoliata flowers.
• Metabolomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics reveal key compounds during different flowering stages.
• Integrated multi-omics analysis highlights the potential of Akebia trifoliata in natural product industries.
• This approach may enhance the utilization of Akebia trifoliata for developing health-promoting products.