Strategies to Modulate Specialized Metabolism in Mediterranean Crops: From Molecular Aspects to Field.
Int J Mol Sci
; 22(6)2021 Mar 12.
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ABSTRACT
Plant specialized metabolites (SMs) play an important role in the interaction with the environment and are part of the plant defense response. These natural products are volatile, semi-volatile and non-volatile compounds produced from common building blocks deriving from primary metabolic pathways and rapidly evolved to allow a better adaptation of plants to environmental cues. Specialized metabolites include terpenes, flavonoids, alkaloids, glucosinolates, tannins, resins, etc. that can be used as phytochemicals, food additives, flavoring agents and pharmaceutical compounds. This review will be focused on Mediterranean crop plants as a source of SMs, with a special attention on the strategies that can be used to modulate their production, including abiotic stresses, interaction with beneficial soil microorganisms and novel genetic approaches.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Productos Biológicos
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Productos Agrícolas
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Resistencia a la Enfermedad
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Metabolismo Secundario
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
Revista:
Int J Mol Sci
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia