Plant secondary metabolites as defense tools against herbivores for sustainable crop protection

PA Divekar, S Narayana, BA Divekar, R Kumar… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plants have evolved several adaptive strategies through physiological changes in response
to herbivore attacks. Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) are synthesized to provide …

Stress and defense responses in plant secondary metabolites production

T Isah - Biological research, 2019 - SciELO Chile
In the growth condition (s) of plants, numerous secondary metabolites (SMs) are produced
by them to serve variety of cellular functions essential for physiological processes, and …

Potential Inhibitor of COVID-19 Main Protease (Mpro) From Several Medicinal Plant Compounds by Molecular Docking Study-[v1]

S Khaerunnisa - 2020 - preprints.org
COVID-19, a new strain of c oronavirus (CoV), was identified in Wuhan, China, in 2019. No
specific therapies are available and investigations regarding COVID-19 treatment are …

[HTML][HTML] Plant tissue culture as a perpetual source for production of industrially important bioactive compounds

H Chandran, M Meena, T Barupal, K Sharma - Biotechnology reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Plants have been used throughout the world for its medicinal powers since ancient time. The
pharmacological properties of plants are based on their phytochemical components …

Plant secondary metabolites: The weapons for biotic stress management

JM Al-Khayri, R Rashmi, V Toppo, PB Chole… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rise in global temperature also favors the multiplication of pests and pathogens, which
calls into question global food security. Plants have developed special co** mechanisms …

Lignans of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.): A Comprehensive Review

M Andargie, M Vinas, A Rathgeb, E Möller, P Karlovsky - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Major lignans of sesame sesamin and sesamolin are benzodioxol--substituted furofurans.
Sesamol, sesaminol, its epimers, and episesamin are transformation products found in …

Integration of silicon and secondary metabolites in plants: a significant association in stress tolerance

MA Ahanger, JA Bhat, MH Siddiqui… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
As sessile organisms, plants are unable to avoid being subjected to environmental stresses
that negatively affect their growth and productivity. Instead, they utilize various mechanisms …

The fate of secondary metabolites in plants growing on Cd-, As-, and Pb-contaminated soils—a comprehensive review

MO Asare, J Száková, P Tlustoš - Environmental science and pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The study used scattered literature to summarize the effects of excess Cd, As, and Pb from
contaminated soils on plant secondary metabolites/bioactive compounds (non-nutrient …

Phenolic compounds from new natural sources—Plant genotype and ontogenetic variation

R Nurzyńska-Wierdak - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phenolic compounds (PCs) are widespread secondary metabolites with potent biological
activity. Their sources are mainly plants from cultivated and natural states, providing …

From Nature to lab: A review of secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways, environmental influences, and in vitro approaches

ZA Reshi, W Ahmad, AS Lukatkin, SB Javed - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Secondary metabolites are gaining an increasing importance in various industries, such as
pharmaceuticals, dyes, and food, as is the need for reliable and efficient methods of …