Polyamines: bio-molecules with diverse functions in plant and human health and disease

AK Handa, T Fatima, AK Mattoo - Frontiers in chemistry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Biogenic amines—polyamines (PAs), particularly putrescine, spermidine and spermine are
ubiquitous in all living cells. Their indispensable roles in many biochemical and …

The significance of amino acids and amino acid-derived molecules in plant responses and adaptation to heavy metal stress

SS Sharma, KJ Dietz - Journal of experimental botany, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Plants exposed to heavy metals accumulate an array of metabolites, some to high millimolar
concentrations. This review deals with N-containing metabolites frequently preferentially …

Plant hormones and plant growth regulators in plant tissue culture

T Gaspar, C Kevers, C Penel, H Greppin… - In vitro Cellular & …, 1996 - Springer
This is a short review of the classical and new, natural and synthetic plant hormones and
growth regulators (phytohormones) and highlights some of their uses in plant tissue culture …

Composition of polyamines and amino acids in plant-source foods for human consumption

Y Hou, W He, S Hu, G Wu - Amino Acids, 2019 - Springer
Dietary polyamines and amino acids (AAs) are crucial for human growth, development,
reproduction, and health. However, the scientific literature shows large variations in …

Polyamines and their possible mechanisms involved in plant physiological processes and elicitation of secondary metabolites

SH Mustafavi, H Naghdi Badi, A Sękara… - Acta Physiologiae …, 2018 - Springer
Polyamines are amine-containing, low molecular weight, and ubiquitous polycationic
molecules present in almost all cells and free-living microbes, which are formed by aliphatic …

Metabolomics to Detect Response of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) to Cu(OH)2 Nanopesticides: Oxidative Stress Response and Detoxification Mechanisms

L Zhao, C Ortiz, AS Adeleye, Q Hu, H Zhou… - Environmental …, 2016 - ACS Publications
There has been an increasing influx of nanopesticides into agriculture in recent years.
Understanding the interaction between nanopesticides and edible plants is crucial in …

Transcriptomic and metabolite analyses of Cabernet Sauvignon grape berry development

LG Deluc, J Grimplet, MD Wheatley, RL Tillett… - BMC genomics, 2007 - Springer
Background Grape berry development is a dynamic process that involves a complex series
of molecular genetic and biochemical changes divided into three major phases. During …

Polyamines and plant disease

DR Walters - Phytochemistry, 2003 - Elsevier
The diamine putrescine and the polyamines spermidine and spermine are found in a wide
range of organisms from bacteria to plants and animals. They are basic, small molecules …

Involvement of polyamines in the chilling tolerance of cucumber cultivars

W Shen, K Nada, S Tachibana - Plant Physiology, 2000 - academic.oup.com
The possible involvement of polyamines (PAs) in the chilling tolerance of cucumber
(Cucumis sativus L. cv Jinchun No. 3 and cv Suyo) was investigated. Plants with the first …

Inward potassium channel in guard cells as a target for polyamine regulation of stomatal movements

K Liu, H Fu, Q Bei, S Luan - Plant Physiology, 2000 - academic.oup.com
A number of studies show that environmental stress conditions such as drought, high salt,
and air pollutants increase polyamine levels in plant cells. However, little is understood …