Plant secondary metabolite biosynthesis and transcriptional regulation in response to biotic and abiotic stress conditions

R Jan, S Asaf, M Numan, Lubna, KM Kim - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant secondary metabolites (SMs) play important roles in plant survival and in creating
ecological connections between other species. In addition to providing a variety of valuable …

Response of plant secondary metabolites to environmental factors

L Yang, KS Wen, X Ruan, YX Zhao, F Wei, Q Wang - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Plant secondary metabolites (SMs) are not only a useful array of natural products but also an
important part of plant defense system against pathogenic attacks and environmental …

Chemical constituents and health effects of sweet potato

S Wang, S Nie, F Zhu - Food Research International, 2016 - Elsevier
Sweet potatoes are becoming a research focus in recent years due to their unique nutritional
and functional properties. Bioactive carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, carotenoids …

Light-controlled flavonoid biosynthesis in fruits

L Zoratti, K Karppinen, A Luengo Escobar… - Frontiers in plant …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Light is one of the most important environmental factors affecting flavonoid biosynthesis in
plants. The absolute dependency of light to the plant development has driven evolvement of …

[HTML][HTML] The use of plants in the traditional management of diabetes in Nigeria: Pharmacological and toxicological considerations

UF Ezuruike, JM Prieto - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The prevalence of diabetes is on a steady increase
worldwide and it is now identified as one of the main threats to human health in the 21st …

From Nature to lab: A review of secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways, environmental influences, and in vitro approaches

ZA Reshi, W Ahmad, AS Lukatkin, SB Javed - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Secondary metabolites are gaining an increasing importance in various industries, such as
pharmaceuticals, dyes, and food, as is the need for reliable and efficient methods of …

Effect of latitude on flavonoid biosynthesis in plants

L Jaakola, A Hohtola - Plant, cell & environment, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The growth conditions in different latitudes vary markedly with season, day length, light
quality and temperature. Many plant species have adapted well to the distinct environments …

Bioactive compounds, antioxidants, and health benefits of sweet potato leaves

HC Nguyen, CC Chen, KH Lin, PY Chao, HH Lin… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the most important food crops worldwide and its
leaves provide a dietary source of nutrients and various bioactive compounds. These …

Effect of Red and Blue Light on Anthocyanin Accumulation and Differential Gene Expression in Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)

Y Zhang, L Jiang, Y Li, Q Chen, Y Ye, Y Zhang, Y Luo… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Light conditions can cause quantitative and qualitative changes in anthocyanin. However,
little is known about the underlying mechanism of light quality-regulated anthocyanin …

Comparative analysis of phytochemicals and nutrient availability in two contrasting cultivars of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)

S Shekhar, D Mishra, AK Buragohain, S Chakraborty… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Sweet potato ranks as the world's seventh most important food crop, and has major
contribution to energy and phytochemical source of nutrition. To unravel the molecular basis …