The glucosinolates (GSLs) is a well-defined group of plant metabolites characterized by
having an S-β-d-glucopyrano unit anomerically connected to an O-sulfated (Z) …

Pests and diseases pose a threat to food security, which is nowadays aggravated by climate
change and globalization. In this context, agricultural policies demand innovative …

Sulfur plays a critical role for the development and maintenance of life on earth, which is
reflected by the wealth of primary metabolites, macromolecules, and cofactors bearing this …

Glucosinolates are secondary defense metabolites produced by plants of the order
Brassicales, which includes the model species Arabidopsis and many crop species. In the …

Plants use an intricate defense system against pests and pathogens, including the
production of low molecular mass secondary metabolites with antimicrobial activity, which …

The discovery that there is a close relationship between ascorbate and glutathione dates
from soon after the characterization of the chemical formulae of the two molecules (Szent …

Plants cannot survive without glutathione (γ‐glutamylcysteinylglycine) or γ‐glutamylcysteine‐
containing homologues. The reasons why this small molecule is indispensable are not fully …

Arabidopsis thaliana plants fend off insect attack by constitutive and inducible production of
toxic metabolites, such as glucosinolates (GSs). A triple mutant lacking MYC2, MYC3, and …

Glucosinolates are sulfur-rich secondary metabolites characteristic of the Brassicales order
with important biological and economic roles in plant defense and human nutrition …

The perception of pathogen or microbe-associated molecular pattern molecules by plants
triggers a basal defense response analogous to animal innate immunity and is defined …