Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is a widely cultivated crop of the genus Nicotiana. Due to
the highly addictive nature of tobacco products, tobacco smoking remains the leading cause …

The world is hungry for energy. Plant oils in the form of triacylglycerol (TAG) are one of the
most reduced storage forms of carbon found in nature and hence represent an excellent …

Biological oxidations form the basis of life on earth by utilizing organic compounds as
electron donors to drive the generation of metabolic energy carriers, such as ATP. Oxidative …

Worldwide, approximately 1.1 billion people are smokers and more than 7 million people die
from the negative effects of smoking every year (WHO report, 2017). One of the main natural …

Proposed regulations mandating lower nicotine concentrations in tobacco (Nicotiana
tabacum L.) products will likely require changes in tobacco production to reduce nicotine …

In tobacco, the homologous ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR (ERF) transcription factors
ERF199 and ERF189 coordinate the transcription of multiple metabolic genes involved in …

The toxic alkaloid nicotine is produced in the roots of Nicotiana species and primarily
accumulates in leaves as a specialized metabolite. A series of metabolic and transport …

Herbivorous insects encounter diverse plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) in their diet,
that have deterrent, anti-nutritional, or toxic properties. Understanding how they cope with …

Alkaloids are important compounds found in Nicotiana plants, essential in plant defense
against herbivores. The main alkaloid of Nicotiana tabacum, nicotine, is produced in roots …

The model plant Nicotiana benthamiana is an increasingly attractive organism for the
production of high‐value, biologically active molecules. However, N. benthamiana …