Glucosinolates are sulfur-rich, anionic natural products that upon hydrolysis by endogenous
thioglucosidases called myrosinases produce several different products (eg …

Glucosinolates, a class of secondary metabolites, mainly found in Brassicaceae, are affected
by the changing environment. This review is focusing on the physiological significance of …

Selection pressure exerted by insects and microorganisms shapes the diversity of plant
secondary metabolites. We identified a metabolic pathway for glucosinolates, known insect …

Plants are sessile organisms and dependent on deployment of secondary metabolites for
their response to biotic and abiotic challenges. A trade-off is envisioned between resources …

Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a bioactive phytochemical abundant in cruciferous vegetables.
One of its main in vivo metabolites is 3, 3′-diindolylmethane (DIM), formed by the …

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is a very
destructive crucifer-specialized pest that has resulted in significant crop losses worldwide …

Glucosinolates and their associated degradation products have long been recognized for
their distinctive benefits to human nutrition and plant defense. Because most of the structural …

Lignin is the defining constituent of wood and the second most abundant natural polymer on
earth. Lignin is produced by the oxidative coupling of three monolignols: p-coumaryl alcohol …

The wide range of biological activities of products derived from the glucosinolate–
myrosinase system is biologically and economically important. On the one hand, the …

Plants protect themselves against herbivory with a diverse array of repellent or toxic
secondary metabolites. However, many herbivorous insects have developed …