Sesquiterpenes (SS) are secondary metabolites formed by the bonding of 3 isoprene (C5)
units. They play an important role in the defense and signaling of plants to adapt to the …

The Vitex genus (Lamiaceae) produces a plethora of metabolites that include ecdysteroids
and terpenoids, some of which have demonstrated insect repellent properties. The volatile …

Covering: up to the end of March 2012 Stilbenoids, a family of polyphenols known for the
complexity of their structure and for their diverse biological activities, occur with a limited but …

Plants of the genus Vitex (Verbenaceae) are mainly distributed throughout tropical and
temperate regions, and many Vitex plants have been traditionally used in folk medicine …

The diterpene spiroviolene, its diterpene synthase from Streptomyces violens and the
experimentally determined terpene cyclisation mechanism were reported in 2017. Recently …

Vitex agnus‐castus L.(Lamiaceae) is a medicinal plant historically used throughout the
Mediterranean region to treat menstrual cycle disorders, and is still used today as a clinically …

The interactions of plants with environment and insects are bi-directional and dynamic.
Consequently, a myriad of mechanisms has evolved to engage organisms in different types …

With their enormous number and large structural diversity, terpenes dominate most plant
volatile blends. Terpenes were shown to mediate the interactions between plants and many …

Plants have evolved a wide spectrum of strategies to defend themselves against herbivores.
Such defensive strategies can be classified as direct defences, which immediately exert a …

One new labdane-type diterpenoid (1) named viterotulin D, along with twenty-three known
compounds, including fourteen diterpenoids (2–15), one monoterpenoid (16), three steroids …