The glucosinolates (GSLs) is a well-defined group of plant metabolites characterized by
having an S-β-d-glucopyrano unit anomerically connected to an O-sulfated (Z) …

Plants have been interacting with insects for several hundred million years, leading to
complex defense approaches against various insect feeding strategies. Some defenses are …

Coevolutionary interactions are thought to have spurred the evolution of key innovations and
driven the diversification of much of life on Earth. However, the genetic and evolutionary …

Glucosinolates are secondary defense metabolites produced by plants of the order
Brassicales, which includes the model species Arabidopsis and many crop species. In the …

There is always a silent war between plants and herbivorous insects that we are rarely privy
to. In this silent war, chemicals act as both weapons and messengers. Insect–plant co …

Plants have evolved a plethora of different chemical defenses covering nearly all classes of
(secondary) metabolites that represent a major barrier to herbivory: Some are constitutive; …

Arabidopsis thaliana plants fend off insect attack by constitutive and inducible production of
toxic metabolites, such as glucosinolates (GSs). A triple mutant lacking MYC2, MYC3, and …

Plant-derived volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play pivotal roles in interactions with
insect herbivores. Individual VOCs can be directly toxic or deterrent, serve as signal …

Glucosinolates are sulfur-rich, anionic natural products that upon hydrolysis by endogenous
thioglucosidases called myrosinases produce several different products (eg …

By 2000, around 106 natural glucosinolates (GSLs) were probably documented. In the past
decade, 26 additional natural GSL structures have been elucidated and documented …