Carnivorous plants are able to attract small animals or protozoa and retain them in their
specialized traps. Later, the captured organisms are killed and digested. The nutrients …

Respiratory viruses represent a world public health problem, giving rise to annual seasonal
epidemics and several pandemics caused by some of these viruses, including the COVID …

Summary Plant specialized 1, 4-naphthoquinones present a remarkable case of convergent
evolution. Species across multiple discrete orders of vascular plants produce diverse 1, 4 …

Anthraquinones (AQs) constitute the largest group of natural quinones, which are used as
safe natural dyes and have many pharmaceutical applications. In plants, AQs are …

Lawsone, a naturally occurring organic compound also called hennotannic acid, obtained
mainly from Lawsonia inermis (Henna). It is a potential drug-like molecule with unique …

In plants, most competition is resource competition, where one plant simply preempts the
resources away from its neighbors. Interference competition, as the name implies, is a form …

Black walnut (Juglans nigra) is considered one of the most valuable plants, with a global
production of 3.5 million tons of dried fruit yearly. Throughout the past two millennia, its …

Quinone compounds have emerged as promising candidates for the development of
anticancer drugs. Their unique chemical properties and their ability to participate in redox …

Plant trait evolution can be impacted by common mechanisms of genome evolution,
including whole-genome and small-scale duplication, rearrangement, and selective …

Abstract Hydrophilic, untethered 1, 4-naphthoquinones (1, 4-NQs) are plant secondary
metabolites that are often excreted into the environment and play a role in various plant …