MicroRNAs may increase cold stress tolerance by regulating stress-related signal
transduction pathways and by modulating the expression of transcription factors. However …

Purine alkaloids are naturally occurring nitrogenous methylated derivatives of purine
nucleotide degradation products, having essential roles in medicine, food and various other …

Aquifoliaceae is the largest family in the campanulid order Aquifoliales. It consists of a single
genus, Ilex, the hollies, which is the largest woody dioecious genus in the angiosperms …

Background: MicroRNAs participate in many molecular mechanisms and signaling
transduction pathways that are associated with plant stress tolerance by repressing …

Holly (Ilex L.), from the monogeneric Aquifoliaceae, is a woody dioecious genus cultivated
as pharmaceutical and culinary plants, ornamentals, and industrial materials. With distinctive …

Main conclusion Abscisic acid is involved in the drought response of Ilex paraguariensis.
Acclimation includes root growth stimulation, stomatal closure, osmotic adjustment …

Mate is the most consumed beverage in South America. There is interest in expanding yerba
mate sales into the old and new markets by promoting its health properties and energizing …

The use of molecular markers with inadequate variation levels has resulted in poorly
resolved phylogenetic relationships within Ilex. Focusing on southern South American and …

Maqui (Aristotelia chilensis [Molina] Stunz) is a small dioecious tree native to South America
with edible fruit characterized by very high antioxidant capacity and anthocyanin content. To …

Native to Southern China, Ilex pubescens and Ilex asprella are frequently used in traditional
Chinese medicine. Both of them produce a large variety of ursane-type triterpenoid …