Abiotic stress is the adverse effect of any abiotic factor on a plant in a given environment,
impacting plants' growth and development. These stress factors, such as drought, salinity …

In plants, nitric oxide (NO) has become a versatile signaling molecule essential for
mediating a wide range of physiological processes under various biotic and abiotic stress …

Different varieties of sweet corn exhibit varying degrees of quality deterioration after harvest,
especially changes in appearance, sugar composition, texture and flavor. Changes of 18 …

The amoeba parasite Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of human amebiasis, an
enteropathic disease affecting millions of people worldwide. This ancient protozoan is an …

β-amylase proteins (BAM) are important to many aspects of physiological process such as
starch degradation. However, little information was available about the BAM genes in …

Banana is a typical starch conversion fruit. The high content of starch at harvest is quickly
digested and converted to soluble sugars during the postharvest ripening process, ultimately …

Resistant starch (RS) was classified into five types and referred to the starch that cannot be
digested and absorbed by the small intestine of healthy human beings. Among them, RS 3 …

Solanales, an order of flowering plants, contains the most economically important
vegetables among all plant orders. To date, many Solanales genomes have been …

Renewable energy sources, such as biofuels, represent promising alternatives to reduce
dependence on fossil fuels and mitigate climate change. Their production through enzymatic …

The insect pathogenic fungus, Ascosphaera apis, is the causative agent of honeybee chalk
brood disease. Amylases are secreted by many plant pathogenic fungi to access host …