Background Fermented chili pepper products are widely favored by customers for their
distinct taste and nutritional properties. The quality of these products is primarily influenced …

Capsaicinoids are metabolites responsible for the appealing pungency of Capsicum (chili
pepper) species. The completion of the Capsicum annuum genome has sparked new …

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

The genus Capsicum (pepper) comprises a large number of wild and cultivated species. The
plants are grown all over the world, primarily in tropical and subtropical countries. The fruits …

The Capsicum genus is one of the most popular plants consumed and cultivated worldwide,
containing approximately 50 000 varieties of pepper. Due to its wide biodiversity, the …

1. 1 Philosophy and Aims of this Book 1. 1. 1 The Large Solanales Families as a Topic
Solanales are from the Mid-Cretaceous (stem node age: 106 my; crown node age: 100 …

The MYB transcription factor family is very large and functionally diverse in plants, however,
only a few members of this family have been reported and characterized in chili pepper …

Capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is one of the most important natural products
in the genus Capsicum. Due to its numerous biological effects, there has been extensive …

Capsaicinoids are the pungent alkaloids that give hot peppers (Capsicum spp.) their
spiciness. While capsaicinoids are relatively simple molecules, much is unknown about their …

Catharanthus roseus produces low levels of two dimeric terpenoid indole alkaloids,
vinblastine and vincristine, which are widely used in cancer chemotherapy. The dimerization …