Potatoes, members of the Solanaceae plant family, serve as major, inexpensive low-fat food
sources providing energy (starch), high-quality protein, fiber, and vitamins. Potatoes also …

The structural elucidation of small molecules using mass spectrometry plays an important
role in modern life sciences and bioanalytical approaches. This review covers different soft …

Potatoes, tomatoes, and aubergines are all species of the Solanum genus and contain a
vast array of secondary metabolites including calystegine alkaloids, phenolic compounds …

Steroidal alkaloids (SAs) are triterpene-derived specialized metabolites found in members of
the Solanaceae family that provide plants with a chemical barrier against a broad range of …

Plants are sources of numerous active substances that are used to protect crops. Currently,
due to the limitations of using synthetic insecticides, plant products have attracted increasing …

Plant growth and defence are both fuelled by compounds synthesized from a common pool
of carbon and nitrogen, implying the existence of a competition for carbon and nitrogen …

Root exudates of plants mediate interactions with a variety of organisms in the rhizosphere,
including root-knot nematodes (RKNs, Meloidogyne spp.) We investigated the responses of …

The Inca people first cultivated the potato in the Altiplano of the High Andes of Chile during
prehistoric times. 1 Spanish explorers brought the potato to Europe near the end of the 16th …

Background The plant kingdom constitutes an enormous reservoir of bioactive molecules,
generally used by plants to prevent or to protect themselves from pathogens' attacks. To …

Steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) constitute one of the main groups of secondary metabolites
in tomato fruit. However, the detailed composition of SGAs other than α-tomatine …