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Phenylphenalenone-type phytoalexins in banana (Musa species): a comprehensive review for new research directions
Bananas are the most produced and exported fresh fruit globally; but their sustainable production is always under threat owing to their vegetative...
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Plant Phenolics and Their Versatile Promising Role in the Management of Nematode Stress
Biotic stress which is caused by various insects, viruses, fungi, bacteria, etc., and abiotic stress which is caused by various stressors for...
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Unique Metabolic Shift Reveals Potential Mechanism of Cold and Freezing Acclimatization
Cold stress dramatically constrains crop yield and limits the geographical distribution of plants. However, the mechanism underlying cold and...
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Metabolite Profiling in Banana
Metabolomics is relatively a new field of study used for identifying the metabolites involved in bringing about the phenotypic variations in terms of...
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Mass spectrometry imaging for plant biology: a review
Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a develo** technique to measure the spatio-temporal distribution of many biomolecules in tissues. Over the...
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Differential induction of pathogenesis-related proteins in banana in response to Mycosphaerella fijiensis infection
Black leaf streak or “black Sigatoka” is one of the most important diseases affecting bananas and plantains worldwide. Very few studies have been...
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Chemical constituents from the aerial parts of Musella lasiocarpa
Phytochemical investigation of the aerial parts of the monotypic plant, Musella lasiocarpa , led to the isolation of four rare bicyclic...
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Phenylphenalenone phytoalexins, will they be a new type of fungicide?
Phenylphenalenones represent a kind of phytoalexins produced in leaves and rhyzomes of banana and plantains (Musaceae), as well as in species of...
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Sand-binding roots in Haemodoraceae: global survey and morphology in a phylogenetic context
AimsTo illustrate the morphology of sand-binding roots of Haemodoraceae, to conduct a comprehensive survey of the trait, spanning different climates...
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Analysis of expressed sequence tags derived from a compatible Mycosphaerella fijiensis–banana interaction
Mycosphaerella fijiensis, a hemibiotrophic fungus, is the causal agent of black leaf streak disease, the most serious foliar disease of bananas and...
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3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid is involved in the biosynthesis of myricanol in Myrica rubra
There is little evidence concerning the biosynthetic pathways for cyclic diarylheptanoids. We previously demonstrated that the cyclic...
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Introduction to the Different Classes of Biosynthetic Enzymes
Plant natural products are intimately associated with traits such as quality, yield, disease resistance, stress tolerance, color, and fragrance, in...
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Introduction to the Different Classes of Natural Products
Plants produce an enormous variety of natural products with highly diverse structures. These products are commonly termed “secondary metabolites” in...
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Myricanol and myricanone biosynthesis in Myrica rubra: incorporation of two molecules of 4-coumaric acid
After feeding experiments of Myrica rubra young shoots with 4-[8,9- 13 C 2 ]coumaric acid, mass spectrometric analyses revealed that the cyclic...
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Organogenic nodule development in hop (Humulus lupulus L.): Transcript and metabolic responses
BackgroundHop ( Humulus lupulus L.) is an economically important plant forming organogenic nodules which can be used for genetic transformation and...
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Class Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)
Embryo, when differentiated, always with one cotyledon. The cotyledon usually with two main vascular bundles. Leaf venation striate or of derived...
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Modifying Anthocyanin Production in Flowers
Anthocyanin biosynthesis is a key aspect of flower development for many angiosperms, providing one of the major influences on the choice of potential...
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Laser microdissection and cryogenic nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: an alliance for cell type-specific metabolite profiling
Laser microdissection was used as a tool to harvest secretory cavities (SC) from leaves of Dilatris pillansii Barker (Haemodoraceae) and from leaves...
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A type III polyketide synthase from Wachendorfia thyrsiflora and its role in diarylheptanoid and phenylphenalenone biosynthesis
Chalcone synthase (CHS) related type III plant polyketide synthases (PKSs) are likely to be involved in the biosynthesis of diarylheptanoids (e.g....
