Chitosan is a bio-renewable natural polymeric material. The antibacterial and antioxidant
activity of chitosan can be enhanced by grafting with phenolic acids to further expand its …

Plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) play essential roles in the adaptation to harsh
environments and function in plant defense responses. PSMs act as key components of …

Medicinal plants represent a huge reservoir of secondary metabolites (SMs), substances
with significant pharmaceutical and industrial potential. However, obtaining secondary …

Phenolic acids and tanshinones are main bioactive compounds produced in Salvia
miltiorrhiza widely used in treatment of cardiovascular diseases, which could be promoted …

Jasmonic acid (JA) signaling pathway plays an important role in tanshinone and phenolic
acid biosynthesis in Salvia miltiorrhiza. However, the specific regulatory mechanism remains …

Phenolic acids are the main bioactive compounds in Salvia miltiorrhiza, which can be
increased by salicylic acid (SA) elicitation. However, the specific molecular mechanism …

Flavonoids are momentous bioactive ingredients in orchid plant Dendrobium catenatum (D.
catenatum), which are bioactive compounds with great medical and commercial potential …

Background Ornamental trees with seasonally-dependent leaf color, such as Acer
palmatum, have gained worldwide popularity. Leaf color is a main determinant of the …

Basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factors extensively affect various physiological
processes in plant metabolism, growth, and abiotic stress. However, the regulation …

Introduction Alkaloids are one of the main medicinal components of Dendrobium species.
Dendrobium alkaloids are mainly composed of terpene alkaloids. Jasmonic acid (JA) induce …