An evolutionary view of melatonin synthesis and metabolism related to its biological functions in plants

DX Tan, RJ Reiter - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Plant melatonin research is a rapidly developing field. A variety of isoforms of melatonin's
biosynthetic enzymes are present in different plants. Due to the different origins, they exhibit …

Melatonin: A promising candidate for maintaining food security under the threat of phytopathogens

R Gupta - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant immune response is tightly controlled by an interplay of various phytohormones and
plant growth regulators. Among them, the role of salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, and ethylene …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin: a multifunctional factor in plants

J Fan, Y Xie, Z Zhang, L Chen - International Journal of Molecular …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxy-tryptamine) is a universal molecule that is present in animals
and plants. It has been detected in different kinds of plants and organs in different levels …

[HTML][HTML] The role of melatonin in salt stress responses

J Li, J Liu, T Zhu, C Zhao, L Li, M Chen - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Melatonin, an indoleamine widely found in animals and plants, is considered as a candidate
phytohormone that affects responses to a variety of biotic and abiotic stresses. In plants …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin: current status and future perspectives in plant science

MA Nawaz, Y Huang, Z Bie, W Ahmed… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a ubiquitous molecule with pleiotropic actions
in different organisms. It performs many important functions in human, animals, and plants; …

Growth conditions determine different melatonin levels in Lupinus albus L

MB Arnao, J Hernández‐Ruiz - Journal of Pineal Research, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin, an indoleamine, which has recently been assigned several roles in plant
physiology as a growth promoter, as rooting agent, and as antioxidant in senescence delay …

Roles of melatonin in abiotic stress resistance in plants

N Zhang, Q Sun, H Zhang, Y Cao… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
In recent years melatonin has emerged as a research highlight in plant studies. Melatonin
has different functions in many aspects of plant growth and development. The most …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin as master regulator in plant growth, development and stress alleviator for sustainable agricultural production: current status and future perspectives

K Nawaz, R Chaudhary, A Sarwar, B Ahmad, A Gul… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Melatonin, a multifunctional signaling molecule, is ubiquitously distributed in different parts
of a plant and responsible for stimulating several physiochemical responses against …

Melatonin in edible plants (phytomelatonin): identification, concentrations, bioavailability and proposed functions

RJ Reiter, D Tan, LC Manchester… - More on Mediterranean …, 2007 - karger.com
The discovery of melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) in plants occurred just over a
decade ago [1–3]. For roughly 35 years before that, melatonin was known to be the indole …

Novel perspectives on the molecular crosstalk mechanisms of serotonin and melatonin in plants

S Mukherjee - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Current review focuses on the significant role of serotonin and melatonin in various
molecular crosstalk mechanisms in plants. In this context phytohormones (like auxin …