Capsicum (chili pepper) is a widely popular and highly consumed fruit crop with beneficial
secondary metabolites such as capsaicinoids, carotenoids, flavonoids, and polyphenols …

Plants produce a large repertoire of secondary metabolites. The pathways that lead to the
biosynthesis of these metabolites are majorly conserved in the plant kingdom. However, a …

The AP2/ERF family is an important class of transcription factors involved in plant growth
and various biological processes. One of the AP2/ERF transcription factors, RAP2. 6L …

In Catharanthus roseus, vital plant hormones, namely methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and
ethylene, serve as abiotic triggers, playing a crucial role in stimulating the production of …

Farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPS), a key enzyme of the terpene metabolic pathway,
catalyzes the precursor of sesquiterpene compounds farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) synthesis …

Chili peppers (Capsicum spp.) are a popular horticultural crop; the characteristic hot taste of
chili peppers is the result of a class of compounds called capsaicinoids. In the horticultural …

The transcriptional cascade and regulatory loop play crucial roles in regulating plant-
specialized metabolite biosynthesis. Capsaicinoids are unique to the genus Capsicum and …

Among the bioactive compounds, lipid-soluble tanshinone is present in Salvia miltiorrhiza, a
medicinal plant species. While it is known that ethephon has the ability to inhibit the …

The total amount of RNA transcribed in a tissue at specific point of time under constant
environmental condition is referred to as transcriptome. Transcriptomic analysis is vital in …

The species of Capsicum are known to synthesise capsaicin. It has a molecular weight of
305.5 g/mol and the chemical formula C18H27NO3. The IUPAC name of capsaicin is (E)-N …