Flavonoids are a signature class of secondary metabolites formed from a relatively simple
collection of scaffolds. They are extensively decorated by chemical reactions including …

Stilbenes are a small family of polyphenolic secondary metabolites that can be found in
several distantly related plant species. These compounds act as phytoalexins, playing a …

Plant metabolites are important to world food security in terms of maintaining sustainable
yield and providing food with enriched phytonutrients. Here we report comprehensive …

Naringenin is a trihydroxyflavanone present in large amount in different citrus fruits, eg,
oranges, pomelos, grapefruits, but also in tomatoes, fenugreek and coffee. It has a wide …

OsWRKY76 encodes a group IIa WRKY transcription factor of rice. The expression of
OsWRKY76 was induced within 48h after inoculation with rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe …

Two photomorphogenic mutants of rice, coleoptile photomorphogenesis 2 (cpm2) and
hebiba, were found to be defective in the gene encoding allene oxide cyclase (Os AOC) by …

Background Metabolic syndromes are the multi-metabolic abnormality characterized by
hyperlipidemia, obesity, hyperglycemia, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease …

Jasmonic acid (JA) and its derivatives (jasmonates, JAs) are phytohormones with essential
roles in plant defense against pathogenesis and herbivorous arthropods. Both the up-and …

Fungal infection of grasses, including rice (Oryza sativa), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), and
barley (Hordeum vulgare), induces the formation and accumulation of flavonoid …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important food crop providing energy and nutrients for more than
half of the world population. It produces vast amounts of secondary metabolites. At least 276 …