The role of the diet as well as the impact of the dietary habits on human health and disease
is well established. Apart from its sleep regulatory effect, the indoleamine melatonin is a well …

Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytriptamine), a neurohormone produced by the pineal gland,
has recently been reported in foods, mainly of plant origin. Literature concerning the …

Melatonin has been identified in primitive photosynthetic bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals
including humans. Vegetables, fruits, cereals, wine, and beers all contain melatonin …

Melatonin is the main secretory product of the pineal gland, and it is involved in the
regulation of periodic events. A melatonin production independent of the photoperiod is …

Melatonin is secreted principally by the pineal gland and mainly at nighttime. The primary
physiological function is to convey information of the daily cycle of light and darkness to the …

Once thought to be exclusively a molecule of the animal kingdom, melatonin has now been
found to exist in plants as well. Among a number of actions, melatonin is a direct free radical …

A great amount of data covering a wide variety of plant species and experimental conditions
has demonstrated the beneficial actions that melatonin exerts on many aspects of plant …

For years melatonin, a molecule widely produced in both the plant and animal kingdom, was
thought to function exclusively as a synchronizer of seasonal reproduction, adjuster of the …

Melatonin's pleiotropic actions begin from controlling day/night cycle and
hypothalamic/pituitary axes to, for example, vasomotor effects, immunomodulation, antilipid …

Abstract Melatonin (N‐acetyl‐5‐methoxytryptamine) is a molecule with a very wide
phylogenetic distribution from plants to man. In vertebrates, melatonin was initially thought to …