Melatonin and health: insights of melatonin action, biological functions, and associated disorders

SB Ahmad, A Ali, M Bilal, SM Rashid, AB Wani… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Melatonin is ubiquitous molecule with wide distribution in nature and is produced by many
living organisms. In human beings, pineal gland is the major site for melatonin production …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin synthesis and function: evolutionary history in animals and plants

D Zhao, Y Yu, Z Zhao, R Sharma… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin is an ancient molecule that can be traced back to the origin of life. Melatonin's
initial function was likely that as a free radical scavenger. Melatonin presumably evolved in …

Melatonin and phytomelatonin: Chemistry, biosynthesis, metabolism, distribution and bioactivity in plants and animals—An overview

G Mannino, C Pernici, G Serio, C Gentile… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a ubiquitous indolamine, largely investigated for its key role in the regulation of
several physiological processes in both animals and plants. In the last century, it was …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of melatonin in the field of reproductive medicine

W Yong, H Ma, M Na, T Gao, Y Zhang, L Hao… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Melatonin, mostly released by the pineal gland, is a circadian rhythm-regulated and
multifunctional hormone. Great advances in melatonin research have been made, including …

Melatonin mitigates mitochondrial meltdown: interactions with SIRT3

RJ Reiter, DX Tan, S Rosales-Corral, A Galano… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Melatonin exhibits extraordinary diversity in terms of its functions and distribution. When
discovered, it was thought to be uniquely of pineal gland origin. Subsequently, melatonin …

Melatonin synthesis genes N‐acetylserotonin methyltransferases evolved into caffeic acid O‐methyltransferases and both assisted in plant terrestrialization

D Zhao, Z Yao, J Zhang, R Zhang, Z Mou… - Journal of pineal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Terrestrialization is one of the most momentous events in the history of plant life, which leads
to the subsequent evolution of plant diversity. The transition species, in this process, had to …

Melatonin confers heavy metal-induced tolerance by alleviating oxidative stress and reducing the heavy metal accumulation in Exophiala pisciphila, a dark septate …

Y Yu, Z Teng, Z Mou, Y Lv, T Li, S Chen, D Zhao… - BMC microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Background Melatonin (MT), ubiquitous in almost all organisms, functions as a free radical
scavenger. Despite several reports on its role as an antioxidant in animals, plants, and some …

In Situ Detection of Melatonin and Pyridoxine in Plants Using a CuO–Poly(l-lysine)/Graphene-Based Electrochemical Sensor

Y Liu, M Li, H Li, G Wang, Y Long, A Li… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Plants operate under a wide range of pH conditions, which makes it difficult to achieve
breakthroughs when developing sensors for the in vivo monitoring of bioactive molecules in …

State of the art in dissociative electron attachment spectroscopy and its prospects

SA Pshenichnyuk, NL Asfandiarov, AS Vorob'ev… - Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The latest achievements are presented in experimental and theoretical studies of resonance
scattering of low-energy (0–15-eV) electrons from molecular targets in a gas phase resulting …

Phytomelatonin in stress management in agriculture

GD Tripathi, Z Javed, M Mishra, V Fasake, K Dashora - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Melatonin was discovered as a pineal gland hormone in animals and is now more
significantly known as a signaling molecule in plants' biotic and abiotic stressors. Melatonin …