Citric acid-mediated abiotic stress tolerance in plants

M Tahjib-Ul-Arif, MI Zahan, MM Karim, S Imran… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several recent studies have shown that citric acid/citrate (CA) can confer abiotic stress
tolerance to plants. Exogenous CA application leads to improved growth and yield in crop …

Current understanding of the pathways of flavonoid biosynthesis in model and crop plants

T Tohge, LP de Souza, AR Fernie - Journal of experimental …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Flavonoids are a signature class of secondary metabolites formed from a relatively simple
collection of scaffolds. They are extensively decorated by chemical reactions including …

Modifications in organic acid profiles during fruit development and ripening: correlation or causation?

W Batista-Silva, VL Nascimento, DB Medeiros… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The pivotal role of phytohormones during fruit development and ripening is considered
established knowledge in plant biology. Perhaps less well-known is the growing body of …

The importance of thiamine (vitamin B1) in plant health: From crop yield to biofortification

TB Fitzpatrick, LM Chapman - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
Ensuring that people have access to sufficient and nutritious food is necessary for a healthy
life and the core tenet of food security. With the global population set to reach 9.8 billion by …

The emergence of 2-oxoglutarate as a master regulator metabolite

LF Huergo, R Dixon - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The metabolite 2-oxoglutarate (also known as α-ketoglutarate, 2-ketoglutaric acid, or
oxoglutaric acid) lies at the intersection between the carbon and nitrogen metabolic …

Carbon/nitrogen metabolic balance: lessons from cyanobacteria

CC Zhang, CZ Zhou, RL Burnap, L Peng - Trends in Plant Science, 2018 - cell.com
Carbon and nitrogen are the two most abundant nutrient elements for all living organisms,
and their metabolism is tightly coupled. What are the signaling mechanisms that cells use to …

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA): Applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering

E Elmowafy, A Abdal-Hay, A Skouras… - Expert review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The applications of naturally obtained polymers are tremendously increased
due to them being biocompatible, biodegradable, environmentally friendly and renewable in …

Recent examples of α-ketoglutarate-dependent mononuclear non-haem iron enzymes in natural product biosyntheses

SS Gao, N Naowarojna, R Cheng, X Liu… - Natural product reports, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2018 α-Ketoglutarate (αKG, also known as 2-oxoglutarate)-dependent
mononuclear non-haem iron (αKG-NHFe) enzymes catalyze a wide range of biochemical …

Pleiotropic effects of alpha-ketoglutarate as a potential anti-ageing agent

MM Bayliak, VI Lushchak - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
An intermediate of tricarboxylic acid cycle alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) is involved in
pleiotropic metabolic and regulatory pathways in the cell, including energy production …

Genetic determinants of the network of primary metabolism and their relationships to plant performance in a maize recombinant inbred line population

W Wen, K Li, S Alseekh, N Omranian, L Zhao… - The Plant …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Deciphering the influence of genetics on primary metabolism in plants will provide insights
useful for genetic improvement and enhance our fundamental understanding of plant growth …