Catharanthus roseus is a medicinal plant belonging to the family Apocynaceae which
produces terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs) of high medicinal importance. Indeed, a number …

Tropospheric ozone (O3) is a secondary pollutant that causes oxidative stress in plants due
to the generation of excess reactive oxygen species (ROS). Phenylpropanoid metabolism is …

Advances in omics technologies now permit the generation of highly contiguous genome
assemblies, detection of transcripts and metabolites at the level of single cells and high …

The (seco) iridoids and their derivatives, the monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs), form
two large families of plant-derived bioactive compounds with a wide spectrum of high-value …

The iridoids comprise a large family of distinctive bicyclic monoterpenes that possess a wide
range of pharmacological activities, including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and …

For millennia, humans have used plants for food, raw materials, and medicines, but only
within the past two centuries have we begun to connect particular plant metabolites with …

As the only source for the low-abundance antitumor agents vinblastine and vincristine,
Catharanthus roseus is highly valued and has been studied extensively as a model for …

Secondary (specialized) metabolites, produced by bacteria, fungi, plants, and other
organisms, exhibit enormous structural variation, and consequently display a wide range of …

Introduction Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as Vinca Rosea or Madagascar
periwinkle, is a significant plant species within the Apocynaceae family, known for its diverse …

To fend off microbial pathogens and herbivores, plants have evolved a wide range of
defense strategies such as physical barriers, or the production of anti-digestive proteins or …