Fungal infection of grasses, including rice (Oryza sativa), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), and
barley (Hordeum vulgare), induces the formation and accumulation of flavonoid …

The production and regulation of defensive specialized metabolites play a central role in
pathogen resistance in maize (Zea mays) and other plants. Therefore, identification of genes …

In leguminous plants such as pea (Pisum sativum), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), barrel medic
(Medicago truncatula), and chickpea (Cicer arietinum), 4′-O-methylation of isoflavonoid …

We have shown previously that transcripts corresponding to the cDNA clone pBH72-F1, with
similarities to O-methyltransferases (OMT), accumulated in barley leaves in response to …

In sorghum, ingress of Cochliobolus heterostrophus stimulates the synthesis of 3-
deoxyanthocyanidins that act as phytoalexins. Apigeninidin and luteolinidin are two major …

O-Methylation of an isoflavonoid intermediate is a key reaction in the biosynthesis of the
phytoalexin medicarpin in legumes. However, isoflavone O-methyltransferase (IOMT) from …

Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht f. sp. cubense (EF Smith) Snyder & HN Hansen (Foc) is a
notorious soil-borne fungal pathogen that causes Fusarium wilt disease of bananas (Musa …

Soybean hairy roots, transformed with the soybean chalcone synthase (CHS6) or isoflavone
synthase (IFS2) genes, with dramatically decreased capacity to synthesize isoflavones were …

The O-methylation of specialized metabolites in plants is a unique decoration that provides
structural and functional diversity of the metabolites with changes in chemical properties and …

Flavonoids are a group of hydroxylated polyphenolic compounds widely distributed in the
plant kingdom. Biosynthesis of these compounds involves type III PKSs, whose presence …