Phenylpropanoids and flavonoids are specialized metabolites frequently reported as
involved in plant defense to biotic or abiotic stresses. Their biosynthetic accumulation may …

In the cell walls of forage grasses, ferulic acid is esterified to arabinoxylans and participates
with lignin monomers in oxidative coupling pathways to generate ferulate–polysaccharide …

A plant cell wall is a highly complex structure consisting of networks of polysaccharides,
proteins, and polyphenols that dynamically change during growth and development in …

In cereals, the primary cell wall is built of a skeleton of cellulosic microfibrils embedded in a
matrix of hemicelluloses and smaller amounts of pectins, glycoproteins and …

Abstract Pericarp Color1 (P1) encodes an R2R3-MYB transcription factor responsible for the
accumulation of insecticidal flavones in maize (Zea mays) silks and red phlobaphene …

The invasive larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn)(Coleoptera: Bostrichidae),
originating from Meso-America, is a devastating stored product pest of maize (Zea mays L.) …

A water-soluble maize bran gum (MBG) was alkali-extracted under mild conditions from
maize bran. MBG presented an arabinoxylan (AX) content of 74%(w/w), a ferulic acid …

Hydroxycinnamic acids, sugar composition, total phenolics and antioxidant capacity of
arabinoxylans (AX) from maize fiber (MF), insect-resistant maize pericarp (RP), insect …

One of the main challenges for the 21st century is ensuring global food security. Today,
maize is the largest staple crop produced worldwide. Postharvest primary insect pests …

The role of phenolic acids on sorghum and maize hardness was evaluated among eight
cultivars of each of the cereals representing hard and soft classes. Bran and flour fractions …