Plant defense against herbivores: chemical aspects

A Mithöfer, W Boland - Annual review of plant biology, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Plants have evolved a plethora of different chemical defenses covering nearly all classes of
(secondary) metabolites that represent a major barrier to herbivory: Some are constitutive; …

Carbon fluxes between primary metabolism and phenolic pathway in plant tissues under stress

S Caretto, V Linsalata, G Colella, G Mita… - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Higher plants synthesize an amazing diversity of phenolic secondary metabolites. Phenolics
are defined secondary metabolites or natural products because, originally, they were …

Auxin-sensitive Aux/IAA proteins mediate drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by regulating glucosinolate levels

M Salehin, B Li, M Tang, E Katz, L Song… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
A detailed understanding of abiotic stress tolerance in plants is essential to provide food
security in the face of increasingly harsh climatic conditions. Glucosinolates (GLSs) are …

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Cytotoxic Activities and Phytochemical Analysis of Fungal Endophytes Isolated from Ocimum Basilicum

MH Sharaf, AM Abdelaziz, MH Kalaba… - Applied biochemistry …, 2022 - Springer
Fungal endophytes are living inside plants without any harmful effects; the prospecting
about them is increased day by day because they can produce bioactive compounds which …

Arabidopsis Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors MYC2, MYC3, and MYC4 Regulate Glucosinolate Biosynthesis, Insect Performance, and Feeding Behavior

F Schweizer, P Fernández-Calvo, M Zander… - The Plant …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Arabidopsis thaliana plants fend off insect attack by constitutive and inducible production of
toxic metabolites, such as glucosinolates (GSs). A triple mutant lacking MYC2, MYC3, and …

Botanical insecticides inspired by plant–herbivore chemical interactions

S Miresmailli, MB Isman - Trends in plant science, 2014 - cell.com
Plants have evolved a plethora of secondary chemicals to protect themselves against
herbivores and pathogens, some of which have been used historically for pest management …

[PDF][PDF] Role of phenolics in the resistance mechanisms of plants against fungal pathogens and insects

V Lattanzio, VMT Lattanzio… - … : Advances in research, 2006 - researchgate.net
Plant phenolics are secondary metabolites that encompass several classes structurally
diverse of natural products biogenetically arising from the shikimate-phenylpropanoids …

Out of the quagmire of plant defense hypotheses

N Stamp - The Quarterly review of biology, 2003 - journals.uchicago.edu
ABSTRACT Several hypotheses, mainly Optimal Defense (OD), Carbon: Nutrient Balance
(CNB), Growth Rate (GR), and Growth-Differentiation Balance (GDB), have individually …

Detoxifying symbiosis: microbe-mediated detoxification of phytotoxins and pesticides in insects

H Itoh, K Tago, M Hayatsu, Y Kikuchi - Natural product reports, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2018 Insects live in a world full of toxic compounds such as plant toxins and
manmade pesticides. To overcome the effects of these toxins, herbivorous insects have …

Plant resistance towards insect herbivores: a dynamic interaction

JA Gatehouse - New phytologist, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Plant defences against insect herbivores can be divided into 'static'or constitutive defences,
and 'active'or induced defences, although the insecticidal compounds or proteins involved …