Many plants, including some of the commonly consumed herbs and spices in our daily food,
can be safely and effectively used to prevent and/or treat some health concerns. For …

The compounds involved in the hydroxycinnamic acid amide (HCAA) pathway are an
important class of metabolites in plants. Extensive studies have reported that a variety of …

The bioactive chemical constituents of water and ethanol extracts of Euphorbia hirta L.
leaves have been identified and quantified using an un-targeted mass spectrometric …

In this study, growth‐dependent changes in the mechanical properties of the tomato
(Solanum lycopersicum) cuticle during fruit development were investigated in two cultivars …

Ulvan, carrageenan, alginate and laminarin were tested in olive trees' twigs to elicit phenolic
metabolism and control verticillium wilt of olive (VWO) caused by Verticillium dahliae. The …

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder triggered by disturbances in carbohydrate, protein,
and lipid metabolisms, where either reduced secretion or sensitivity of insulin is observed …

Secondary metabolites provide a potential source for the generation of host plant resistance
and development of biopesticides. This is especially important in view of the rapid and vast …

Our study aimed to search for seaweed polysaccharides able to stimulate date palm defense
mechanisms. Extraction, purification, characterization, and elicitor activity of sodium alginate …

This paper was withdrawn on October 7, 2009 (J. Agric. Food Chem. 2009, 57, 9346). In
addition to accumulating biologically active chemicals, plant roots continuously produce and …

Poly-and oligosaccharides isolated from the green algae Ulva lactuca were tested for their
capacity elicitor of natural defences in tomato seedlings. After internodal infiltration of the …