Glucosinolates are sulfur-rich secondary metabolites characteristic of the Brassicales order
with important biological and economic roles in plant defense and human nutrition …

Although amino acids are critical for all forms of life, only proteogenic amino acids that
humans and animals cannot synthesize de novo and therefore must acquire in their diets …

Insect pests represent a major global challenge to important agricultural crops. Insecticides
are often applied to combat such pests, but their use has caused additional challenges such …

Tremendous chemical diversity is the hallmark of plants and is supported by highly complex
biochemical machinery. Plant metabolic enzymes originated and were transferred from …

Technological advances in metabolomics, transcriptomics and genomics have facilitated the
detection of genes that contribute to diversification in plant secondary metabolism. Statistical …

Valine, leucine and isoleucine form the small group of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)
classified by their small branched hydrocarbon residues. Unlike animals, plants are able to …

Glucosinolates (GSLs) are plant secondary metabolites comprising sulfur and nitrogen
mainly found in plants from the order of Brassicales, such as broccoli, cabbage, and …

In recent years, a renewed interest in novel crops has been develo** due to the
environmental issues associated with the sustainability of agricultural practices. In particular …

Methylation of Lys residues in the tail of the H3 histone is a key regulator of chromatin state
and gene expression, conferred by a large family of enzymes containing an evolutionarily …

Glucosinolates (GS) are a group of amino acid-derived secondary metabolites found
throughout the Cruciferae family. Glucosinolates and their degradation products play …