Highlights•Solanaceae glandular trichomes produce structurally diverse insecticidal
acylsugars.•Diversity is achieved by enzyme promiscuity and core metabolic enzyme …

Covering: 1960s to end of August 2018 Plant glandular trichomes (GTs) are adaptive
structures that are well known as “phytochemical factories” due to their impressive capacity …

Glandular trichomes are metabolic cell factories with the capacity to produce large quantities
of secondary metabolites. Little is known about the connection between central carbon …

The diversity of life on Earth is a result of continual innovations in molecular networks
influencing morphology and physiology. Plant specialized metabolism produces hundreds …

Abstract O-Acyl sugars (O-AS) are abundant trichome-specific metabolites that function as
indirect defenses against herbivores of the wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata; whether they …

Glandular trichomes from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and other species in the
Solanaceae produce and secrete a mixture of O-acylsugars (aliphatic esters of sucrose and …

Key message Nicotiana benthamiana acylsugar acyltransferase (ASAT) is required for
protection against desiccation and insect herbivory. Knockout mutations provide a new …

Plant glandular secreting trichomes are epidermal protuberances that produce structurally
diverse specialized metabolites, including medically important compounds. Trichomes of …

In this report, we developed the pressure probe electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry
with internal electrode capillary (IEC-PPESI-MS) which enables high spatial-resolution cell …

Acylsugars are insecticidal specialized metabolites produced in the glandular trichomes of
plants in the Solanaceae family. In the tomato clade of the Solanum genus, acylsugars …