Crops will be harmed by fungi, pests and weeds during their growth. In the past half century,
scientists have conducted in-depth research on natural products extracted from …

Scaffold structures, new mechanisms of action, and targets present enormous challenges in
the discovery of novel pesticides. The discovery of new scaffolds is the basis for the …

The need to reduce the use of chemical pesticides currently fosters great interest in eco-
friendly biological control agents. In addition, the isolation of plant allelopathic substances …

In this account, we review our efforts in the field of carbonylation reactions promoted by
palladium iodide-based catalysts, which have proven to be particularly efficient in diverse …

Background A high content in anthocyanins, for their health beneficial properties, represents
an added value for fruits and vegetables. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most …

Essential oils (EOs) are widely studied as possible candidates for new eco-friendly
herbicides for weed management due to their phytotoxicity. In this study we tested the …

Hypoxic responses in plants involve Plant Cysteine Oxidases (PCOs). They catalyze the N-
terminal cysteine oxidation of Ethylene Response Factors VII (ERF-VII) in an oxygen …

Phytotoxic potential of rosmarinic acid (RA), a caffeic acid ester largely found in aromatic
species, was evaluated on Arabidopsis through metabolomic and microscopic approaches …

BACKGROUND As an important plant allelochemical, coumarin can effectively inhibit the
germination of various seeds. However, little is known about the inhibition mechanism of …

The mode of action and phytotoxic potential of scopoletin, a natural compound belonging to
the group of coumarins, has been evaluated in detail. Analysis conducted by light and …