Glandular trichomes are specialized hairs found on the surface of about 30% of all vascular
plants and are responsible for a significant portion of a plant's secondary chemistry …

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 …

Highlights•Alpha/beta hydrolases play key roles in plant primary and specialized
metabolism.•Unexpected catalytic functions for alpha/beta hydrolases found in plants.•Plant …

The glaucous appearance of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and barley (Hordeum vulgare)
plants, that is the light bluish-gray look of flag leaf, stem, and spike surfaces, results from …

Glandular trichomes play important roles in protecting plants from biotic attack by producing
defensive compounds. We investigated the metabolic profiles and transcriptomes to …

Plant glandular trichomes are able to secrete and store large amounts of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs). VOCs typically accumulate in dedicated extracellular spaces, which …

Background Type VI glandular trichomes represent the most abundant trichome type on
leaves and stems of tomato plants and significantly contribute to herbivore resistance …

Thioesterases are enzymes that hydrolyze thioester bonds in numerous biochemical
pathways, for example in fatty acid synthesis. This work reports known functions, structures …

Trichomes are differentiated epidermal cells on above ground organs of nearly all land
plants. They play important protective roles as structural defenses upon biotic attacks such …

We have engineered Escherichia coli to overproduce saturated and monounsaturated
aliphatic methyl ketones in the C11 to C15 (diesel) range; this group of methyl ketones …