[HTML][HTML] Melatonin synthesis and function: evolutionary history in animals and plants

D Zhao, Y Yu, Z Zhao, R Sharma… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin is an ancient molecule that can be traced back to the origin of life. Melatonin's
initial function was likely that as a free radical scavenger. Melatonin presumably evolved in …

[HTML][HTML] Is melatonin the “next vitamin D”?: a review of emerging science, clinical uses, safety, and dietary supplements

DM Minich, M Henning, C Darley, M Fahoum… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melatonin has become a popular dietary supplement, most known as a chronobiotic, and for
establishing healthy sleep. Research over the last decade into cancer, Alzheimer's disease …

Exogenous melatonin induces salt and drought stress tolerance in rice by promoting plant growth and defense system

Z Khan, R Jan, S Asif, M Farooq, YH Jang, EG Kim… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Due to global climate change, crops are certainly confronted with a lot of abiotic and biotic
stress factors during their growth that cause a serious threat to their development and overall …

Melatonin: a new plant hormone and/or a plant master regulator?

MB Arnao, J Hernández-Ruiz - Trends in Plant Science, 2019 - cell.com
Melatonin is a pleiotropic molecule with many diverse actions in plants. It is considered
primarily an antioxidant with important actions in the control of reactive oxygen and nitrogen …

Melatonin: A master regulator of plant development and stress responses

C Sun, L Liu, L Wang, B Li, C **… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is a pleiotropic molecule with multiple functions in plants. Since the discovery of
melatonin in plants, numerous studies have provided insight into the biosynthesis …

Melatonin-mediated abiotic stress tolerance in plants

W Zeng, S Mostafa, Z Lu, B ** - Frontiers in plant science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin is a multi-functional molecule that is ubiquitous in all living organisms. Melatonin
performs essential roles in plant stress tolerance; its application can reduce the harmful …

Abiotic stress in crop species: improving tolerance by applying plant metabolites

F Godoy, K Olivos-Hernández, C Stange, M Handford - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reductions in crop yields brought about by abiotic stress are expected to increase as
climate change, and other factors, generate harsher environmental conditions in regions …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin and phytomelatonin: Chemistry, biosynthesis, metabolism, distribution and bioactivity in plants and animals—An overview

G Mannino, C Pernici, G Serio, C Gentile… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a ubiquitous indolamine, largely investigated for its key role in the regulation of
several physiological processes in both animals and plants. In the last century, it was …

Melatonin as an antioxidant: under promises but over delivers

RJ Reiter, JC Mayo, DX Tan, RM Sainz… - Journal of pineal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is uncommonly effective in reducing oxidative stress under a remarkably large
number of circumstances. It achieves this action via a variety of means: direct detoxification …

Melatonin and its relationship to plant hormones

MB Arnao, J Hernández-Ruiz - Annals of Botany, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Plant melatonin appears to be a multi-regulatory molecule, similar to those
observed in animals, with many specific functions in plant physiology. In recent years, the …