In plants, sterols are found in free form (free sterols, FSs) and conjugated as steryl esters
(SEs), steryl glycosides (SGs) and acyl steryl glycosides (ASGs). Conjugated sterols are …

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are an important group of plant steroidal hormones that are actively
involved in a myriad of key growth and developmental processes from germination to …

ClassIII peroxidases are multigene family of plant-specific peroxidase enzyme. They are
involved in various physiological and developmental processes like auxin catabolism, cell …

Medicinal plants, like others, are affected by biotic as well as abiotic stress. The latter
category includes a variety of stressors such as drought, flooding, salinity, temperature …

Citrus bacterial canker (CBC) results from Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc) infection and
poses a grave threat to citrus production. Class III peroxidases (CIII Prxs) are key proteins to …

Phytosterols are a group of sterols exclusive to plants and fungi, but are indispensable to
humans because of their medicinal and nutritional values. However, current raw materials …

Global warming poses a major threat to food security and necessitates the development of
crop varieties that are resilient to future climatic instability. By evaluating 149 spring wheat …

Papaya leaves are used frequently for curing scores of ailments. The medicinal properties of
papaya leaves are due to presence of certain bioactive/pharmacological compounds …

Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are involved in tolerance to drought, cold and
high salinity in many different organisms. In this study, real-time PCR was used to analyze …

Salt, cold and heavy metals are major factors limiting crop productivity and quality. Here we
report the role of OsSMP1 (stress membrane protein) of rice in response to abiotic stress …