Abstract Development of technologies that improve food productivity without any adverse
impact on the ecosystem is the need of hour. In this context, development of controlled …

In agriculture, current control of pathogens relies mainly on chemical fertilizers and
pesticides. However, alternative solutions are needed due to concerns for public health …

Flavonoids of Hypericum perforatum are important secondary metabolites which have been
widely utilized in medicine for a range of purposes. The use of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) …

Some carbohydrate polymers, usually oligosaccharides or polysaccharides, have great
potential as an elicitor of plant defense. However, due to the complexity and diversity of poly …

Cryptococcosis is an important systemic mycosis and the third most prevalent disease in
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals. The incidence of cryptococcosis is …

Xanthones are a class of secondary metabolites produced by plant organisms. They are
characterized by a wide structural variety and numerous biological activities that make them …

Background Medicinal plants have been used traditionally since centuries for wound care
and treatment of skin diseases both in human and animals. Skin diseases are one of the …

Xanthones are natural products present in plants and microorganisms. In plants, their
biosynthesis starts with regioselective cyclization of 2, 3′, 4, 6-tetrahydroxybenzophenone …

The effect of abiotic (salicylic acid, jasmonic acid and methyl jasmonate) and biotic (chitosan
and yeast extract) elicitors on the growth and xanthone accumulation in two hairy root clones …

Xanthones are specialized metabolites with antimicrobial properties, which accumulate in
roots of Hypericum perforatum. This medicinal plant provides widely taken remedies for …