A recent surge in attention devoted to the ecology of soil biota has prompted interest in
quantifying similarities and differences between interactions occurring in above‐and …

Species of Nicotiana grow naturally in different parts of the world and have long been used
both medicinally and recreationally by human societies. More recently in our history …

Medicinal Natural Products, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide providing information
on all classes of natural products in medicine. It builds upon fundamental chemical …

Despite the tremendous importance of secondary metabolites for humans as for the plant
itself, plant secondary metabolism remains poorly characterized. Here, we present an …

Cytokinins are phytohormones that are involved in various regulatory processes throughout
plant development, but they are also produced by pathogens and known to modulate plant …

Although sequence information and genome annotation are improving at an impressive
pace, functional ontology is still non‐existent or rudimentary for most genes. In this regard …

Tobacco leaf obtained from different geographical areas in China was profiled using gas
chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) coupled with multivariate data analyses …

The development of our society has been based on the use of biodiversity, especially for
nutrition, medicines and beauty. Brazil is the nation with the largest biodiversity in the world …

Phytoalexins are pathogen induced low molecular weight compounds with antimicrobial
activities derived from secondary metabolism. Following their identification, phytoalexins …

Tobacco smoking is reputed to be the most difficult addiction of all to give up, and nicotine
has been noted as the major addictive agent in tobacco smoke. However, research shows …