Drought stress is an annual global phenomenon that has devastating effects on crop
production, so numerous studies have been conducted to improve crop drought resistance …

Abstract 2S albumin proteins are a group of important seed storage proteins (SSPs)
essential to seeds at early and late developmental stages, by providing amino acids and …

In this study Cu-chitosan nanoparticles (Cu-CNP) have been employed as eco-friendly and
safer priming agents to induce salt and PEG-induced hyperosmotic stress tolerance in wheat …

Plant molecular farming (PMF) has been promoted since the 1990s as a rapid, cost-effective
and (most of all) safe alternative to the cultivation of bacteria or animal cells for the …

Sorghum is a gluten-free cereal representing a staple food in many countries of Africa,
where germination is traditionally used for the preparation of several sorghum-based …

Proteases, including serine proteases, are involved in the entire life cycle of plants.
Proteases are controlled by protease inhibitors (PI) to limit any uncontrolled or harmful …

To date, the only treatment for celiac disease (CD) consists of a strict lifelong gluten-free diet
(GFD), which has numerous limitations in patients with CD. For this reason, dietary …

Kafirin, the sorghum grain storage protein presents lower digestibility compared to its
cereals counterparts. Germination has been proposed as an adequate bioprocessing …

Plant species that exhibit vegetative desiccation tolerance can survive extreme desiccation
for months and resume normal physiological activities upon re-watering. Here we survey the …

Bioactive peptides are short and specific fragments of proteins with a wide range of
biological activities that provide health benefits to the host. These natural peptides are safe …