This review presents a complete picture of current knowledge on ultrasound-assisted
extraction (UAE) in food ingredients and products, nutraceutics, cosmetic, pharmaceutical …

Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is one of the most important crops with essential oils as well as
polyphenols, phenolics, flavonoids and phenolic acids. This annual plant belongs to mint …

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 …

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 …

Volatile compounds are usually associated with an appearance/presence in the
atmosphere. Recent advances, however, indicated that the soil is a huge reservoir and …

The inconsistency of phytogenic feed additives'(PFA) effects on the livestock industry poses
a risk for their use as a replacement for antibiotic growth promoters. The livestock market is …

Volatile compounds act as a language that plants use for their communication and
interaction with the surrounding environment. To date, a total of 1700 volatile compounds …

Plants synthesize and emit a large variety of volatile organic compounds with terpenoids
and fatty-acid derivatives the dominant classes. Whereas some volatiles are probably …

Plants have a penchant for perfuming the atmosphere around them. Since antiquity it has
been known that both floral and vegetative parts of many species emit substances with …

Plant volatiles (PVs) are lipophilic molecules with high vapor pressure that serve various
ecological roles. The synthesis of PVs involves the removal of hydrophilic moieties and …