Carotenoids serve diverse functions in vastly different organisms that both produce and
consume them. Enhanced carotenoid accumulation is of great importance in the visual and …

Background Tomato is one of the most important vegetables as well as a main dietary
source of carotenoids. As a diverse kind of phytochemicals and main sources of natural …

Flavonoids are the most abundant polyphenols in plants, and have antioxidant effects as
well as other bioactivities (eg, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-allergic, and …

The germination, growth, total phenolics, glucosinolate, myrosinase and antioxidant activity
of radish sprouts germinated under 0 (control), 10, 50 and 100mM of NaCl were …

The hormone jasmonate (JA), which functions in plant immunity, regulates resistance to
pathogen infection and insect attack through triggering genome-wide transcriptional …

Glucosinolates are a class of secondary metabolites with important roles in plant defense
and human nutrition. To uncover regulatory mechanisms of glucosinolate production, we …

Flowering time of plants must be tightly regulated to maximize reproductive success. Plants
have evolved sophisticated signaling network to coordinate the timing of flowering in …

The effect of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on quality, antioxidant enzymes and
glucosinolate contents in broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) florets was investigated in …

Summary Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is highly endemic (7–8%
prevalence) in rural China, causing high mortality and societal burden. Data from men of …

The contents of ascorbic acid, glucosinolates, sulforaphane, anthocyanins, total phenolics,
the activity of myrosinase and phenylalanine ammonialyase (PAL) and the antioxidant …