Isoprenoids are among the largest and most chemically diverse classes of organic
compounds in nature and are involved in the processes of photosynthesis, respiration …

Chlorophyll (Chl)-mediated oxygenic photosynthesis sustains life on Earth. Greening leaves
play fundamental roles in plant growth and crop yield, correlating with the idea that more …

Insect damage to plants is known to up-regulate defense and down-regulate growth
processes. While there are frequent reports about up-regulation of defense signaling and …

Dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMADP) and isopentenyl diphosphate (IDP) serves as the
universal C5 precursors of isoprenoid biosynthesis in plants. These compounds are formed …

Feeding 14CO2 was crucial to uncovering the path of carbon in photosynthesis. Feeding
13CO2 to photosynthesizing leaves emitting isoprene has been used to develop hypotheses …

Background RNA silencing has an important role mediating sequence-specific virus
resistance in plants. The complex interaction of viruses with RNA silencing involves the …

Background Roots play a central role in plant response to water stress (WS). They are
involved in its perception and signalling to the leaf as well as in allowing the plant to adapt to …

The methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis produces
chlorophyll side chains and compounds that function in resistance to abiotic stresses …

Isoprene is a well‐studied volatile hemiterpene that protects plants from abiotic stress
through mechanisms that are not fully understood. The antioxidant and membrane …

Instrumentation technology for metabolomics has advanced drastically in recent years in
terms of sensitivity and specificity. Despite these technical advances, data analytical …