The life cycle and development of plants requires the biosynthesis, deposition, and
degradation of cell wall matrix polysaccharides. The structures of the diverse cell wall matrix …

Plants produce and emit terpenes, including sesquiterpenes, during growth and
development, which serve different functions in plants. The sesquiterpene nerolidol has …

Vertebrate glycoproteins and glycolipids are synthesized in complex biosynthetic pathways
localized predominantly within membrane compartments of the secretory pathway. The …

The tea plant is an economically important woody beverage crop. The unique taste of tea is
evoked by certain metabolites, especially catechin esters, whereas their precise formation …

Quercetin is a key flavonol in tea plants (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) with various
health benefits, and it often occurs in the form of glucosides. The roles of quercetin and its …

Plant immune response following pathogenic infection is regulated by plant hormones, and
salicylic acid (SA) and its sugar conjugates play important roles in establishing basal …

Highlights•Glycoengineering of glycans and glycoconjugates requires access to better
enzymes.•Carbohydrate-Active enZymes can be improved using novel protein engineering …

Cold and drought stress are the most critical stresses encountered by crops and occur
simultaneously under field conditions. However, it is unclear whether volatiles contribute to …

Plants emit a variety of volatiles in response to herbivore attack, and (Z)‐3‐hexenol and its
glycosides have been shown to function as defence compounds. Although the ability to …

Glycosyltransferases (UGTs) play diverse roles in cellular metabolism by altering regulatory
metabolites activities. However, the physiological roles of most members of UGTs in crops in …