Proteins or peptides are essential nutrients required by the human body because some
essential amino acids cannot be biosynthesized. In this context, food industry is urged to find …

Specializing on host plants with toxic secondary compounds enforces specific adaptation in
insect herbivores. In this review, we focus on two compound classes, iridoid glycosides and …

This monograph is a critical review of the biological activities that occur during virgin olive oil
(VOO) extraction process. Strategic choices of plant engineering systems and of processing …

This book of'olives' is the result of many years' endeavours in collecting valuable information
from the existing literature concerning the olive tree and its culture; a proportion of this …

Background The first two enzymatic steps of monoterpene indole alkaloid (MIA) biosynthetic
pathway are catalysed by strictosidine synthase (STR) that condensates tryptamine and …

Abstract β-Glucosidases have a wide range of functions in plants, including roles in
recycling of cell-wall oligosaccharides, defense, phytohormone signaling, secondary …

Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a family of non-coding small RNAs that play an
important regulatory role in various biological processes. Previous studies have reported …

The ability of olive endogenous enzymes β-glucosidase, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and
peroxidase (POX), to determine the phenolic profile of virgin olive oil was investigated …

A simple, green and inexpensive water-based procedure was developed to extract
oleuropein from olive leaf samples. Extraction was optimized in terms of the solvent, pH of …

Publisher Summary Phenolic compounds are important for the sensory and nutritional
qualities of Virgin Olive Oil (VOO). During the extraction process, phenolic substances …