Emerging technologies in algal biotechnology: toward the establishment of a sustainable, algae-based bioeconomy

M Fabris, RM Abbriano, M Pernice… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mankind has recognized the value of land plants as renewable sources of food, medicine,
and materials for millennia. Throughout human history, agricultural methods were …

Production of bioactive plant secondary metabolites through in vitro technologies—status and outlook

C Wawrosch, SB Zotchev - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Medicinal plants have been used by mankind since ancient times, and many bioactive plant
secondary metabolites are applied nowadays both directly as drugs, and as raw materials …

Stilbenes: Source plants, chemistry, biosynthesis, pharmacology, application and problems related to their clinical Application-A comprehensive review

T Teka, L Zhang, X Ge, Y Li, L Han, X Yan - Phytochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Stilbenes are some of the important phenolic compounds originating from plant families like
Vitaceae, Leguminaceae, Gnetaceae, and Dipterocarpaceae. Structurally, they have a C6 …

Unraveling plant natural chemical diversity for drug discovery purposes

E Lautié, O Russo, P Ducrot, JA Boutin - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Jasmonates are signals in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites—Pathways, transcription factors and applied aspects—A brief review

C Wasternack, M Strnad - New biotechnology, 2019 - Elsevier
Jasmonates (JAs) are signals in plant stress responses and development. One of the first
observed and prominent responses to JAs is the induction of biosynthesis of different groups …

Microbial chassis development for natural product biosynthesis

X Xu, Y Liu, G Du, R Ledesma-Amaro, L Liu - Trends in biotechnology, 2020 - cell.com
Engineering microbial cells to efficiently synthesize high-value-added natural products has
received increasing attention in recent years. In this review, we describe the pipeline to build …

Recent developments and challenges for nanoscale formulation of botanical pesticides for use in sustainable agriculture

J Luiz de Oliveira, EV Ramos Campos… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In recent years, the use of substances of natural origin, such as botanical pesticides, has
emerged as a preferred alternative to the use of synthetic pesticides, the excessive use of …

Plant synthetic biology innovations for biofuels and bioproducts

Y Yang, TA Chaffin, AH Ahkami, E Blumwald… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Plant-based biosynthesis of fuels, chemicals, and materials promotes environmental
sustainability, which includes decreases in greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and …

MYC2: a master switch for plant physiological processes and specialized metabolite synthesis

L Luo, Y Wang, L Qiu, X Han, Y Zhu, L Liu… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The jasmonic acid (JA) signaling pathway plays important roles in plant defenses,
development, and the synthesis of specialized metabolites synthesis. Transcription factor …