Essential oils are complex mixtures of hydrocarbons and their oxygenated derivatives
arising from two different isoprenoid pathways. Essential oils are produced by glandular …

Multicellular glandular trichomes are epidermal outgrowths characterized by the presence of
a head made of cells that have the ability to secrete or store large quantities of specialized …

The cannabis leaf is iconic, but it is the flowers of cannabis that are consumed for the
psychoactive and medicinal effects of their specialized metabolites. Cannabinoid …

The general phenylpropanoid metabolism generates an enormous array of secondary
metabolites based on the few intermediates of the shikimate pathway as the core unit. The …

Glandular trichomes are specialized hairs found on the surface of about 30% of all vascular
plants and are responsible for a significant portion of a plant's secondary chemistry …

Low environmental temperatures promote anthocyanin accumulation and fruit colouration by
up‐regulating the expression of genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis and regulation …

Hair-like structures are shared by most living organisms. The hairs on plant surfaces,
commonly referred to as trichomes, form diverse types to sense and protect against various …

Metabolomics now plays a significant role in fundamental plant biology and applied
biotechnology. Plants collectively produce a huge array of chemicals, far more than are …

When compared to other organisms, plants are atypical with respect to isoprenoid
biosynthesis: they utilize two distinct and separately compartmentalized pathways to build …

Ocimum species represent commercially important medicinal and aromatic plants. The
essential oil biosynthesized by Ocimum species is enriched with specialized metabolites …