Atypical Myrosinase as a Mediator of Glucosinolate Functions in Plants.

ABSTRACT: Glucosinolates (GLSs) are a well-known class of specialized plant metabolites, distributed mostly in the order Brassicales. A vast research field in basic and applied sciences has grown up around GLSs owing to their presence in important agricultural crops and the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, and their broad range of bioactivities beneficial to human health. The major purpose of GLSs in plants has been considered their function as a chemical defense against predators. GLSs are physically separated from a specialized class of beta-thioglucosidases called myrosinases, at the tissue level or at the single-cell level. They are brought together as a consequence of tissue damage, primarily triggered by herbivores, and their interaction results in the release of toxic volatile chemica

SUBMITTER: Sugiyama R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6691170 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature