In the growth condition (s) of plants, numerous secondary metabolites (SMs) are produced
by them to serve variety of cellular functions essential for physiological processes, and …

Ever since the first plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) were isolated and identified,
questions about their ecological functions and diversity have been raised. Recent advances …

Functional ecology is the branch of ecology that focuses on various functions that species
play in the community or ecosystem in which they occur. This accessible guide offers the …

The screening and testing of extracts against a variety of pharmacological targets in order to
benefit from the immense natural chemical diversity is a concern in many laboratories …

Flavanones and flavones are excellent source of bioactive compounds but the molecular
basis of their highly efficient production remains elusive. Chalcone isomerase (CHI) family …

Classic theory relates herbivore pressure to the ecology and evolution of plant defenses.
Here, we summarize current trends in the study of plant–herbivore interactions and how they …

Medicinal plants are a rich source of highly diverse specialized metabolites with important
pharmacological properties. Until recently, plant biologists were limited in their ability to …

The remarkable diversity of specialized metabolites produced by plants has inspired several
decades of research and nucleated a long list of theories to guide empirical ecological …

Plant secondary biosynthetic pathways are exceedingly inducible by elicitors and facilitate
enhanced metabolite production using plant cell tissue and organ cultures. Elicitors can …

Covering: 2009 to 2018. Diterpenoid alkaloids, originating from the amination of natural
tetracyclic diterpenes, are a diverse class of compounds having complex structural features …