Plants respond to herbivory through various morphological, biochemicals, and molecular
mechanisms to counter/offset the effects of herbivore attack. The biochemical mechanisms of …

Lignin, a phenolic polymer in the secondary wall, is the major cause of lignocellulosic
biomass recalcitrance to efficient industrial processing. From an applications perspective, it …

Rising atmospheric CO2 often triggers the production of plant phenolics, including many that
serve as herbivore deterrents, digestion reducers, antimicrobials, or ultraviolet sunscreens …

Cell wall fibre and lamina density may interactively affect leaf toughness and leaf lifespan.
Here, we tested this with seedlings of 24 neotropical tree species differing in shade …

Plant secondary metabolites play a key role in plant-insect interactions, whether constitutive
or induced, C-or N-based. Anti-herbivore defences against insects can act as repellents …

Plants produce a variety of secondary metabolites such as flavonoids or tannins that vary in
effectiveness against different herbivores. Because invasive plants experience different …

Tannic acid (TA) forms insoluble complexes with proteins. The aims here were to remove
major peanut allergens as insoluble TA complexes and determine if they would dissociate …

Several theories predict that increasing stress (eg decreasing nutrient availability or
decreasing temperature) should result in higher amounts of plant phenolic compounds both …

The antioxidative potential of the Manduca sexta adipokinetic hormone (Manse-AKH) in the
last instar larvae of Spodoptera littoralis (Noctuidae, Lepidoptera) was demonstrated after …

Gene transfer techniques offer new possibilities to study regulation of phenolic pathways
and the defensive role of phenolics. Hybrid aspen lines (Populus tremula× tremuloides) that …