When compared to other organisms, plants are atypical with respect to isoprenoid
biosynthesis: they utilize two distinct and separately compartmentalized pathways to build …

Glandular trichomes cover the surface of many plant species. They exhibit tremendous
diversity, be it in their shape or the compounds they secrete. This diversity is expressed …

Glandular trichomes are anatomical structures specialized for the synthesis of secreted
natural products. In this review we focus on the description of glands that accumulate …

A method based on the laser microdissection pressure catapulting technique has been
developed for isolation of whole intact cells. Using a modified tissue preparation method …

The family Cistaceae (Angiosperm, Malvales) consists of 8 genera and 180 species, with 5
genera native to the Mediterranean area (Cistus, Fumara, Halimium, Helianthemum, and …

Glandular secreting trichomes of cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) produce a wide
array of volatile and nonvolatile specialized metabolites. Many of these compounds …

Covering: up to February 2009Plants produce an estimated 200,000 secondary metabolites
with a vast range of functional and structural diversity. This chemical diversity is due to the …

Plant secretory trichomes have a unique capacity for chemical synthesis and secretion and
have been described as biofactories for the production of natural products. However, until …

Carnosic acid (CA) is a phenolic diterpene with anti-tumour, anti-diabetic, antibacterial and
neuroprotective properties that is produced by a number of species from several genera of …

Solanum lycopersicum and Solanum habrochaites (f. typicum) accession PI127826 emit a
variety of sesquiterpenes. To identify terpene synthases involved in the production of these …