Accumulation of terpenoid indole alkaloids in jasmonic acid elicited catharanthus roseus plants before and during flowering

• Main Authors: Pan, Qi Fang, Saiman, Mohd Zuwairi, Verpoorte, Robert, Tang, Kexuan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pakistan Botanical Society 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21047/1/MohdZuwairiSaiman2018.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/21047/; http://www.pakbs.org/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Jasmonates analogues including jasmonic acid (JA) and methyl-jasmonate (MeJA) are plant-signaling molecules involved in defense against insects and pathogens. In Catharanthus roseus, jasmonates play a key role in regulating the biosynthesis of pharmaceutically important terpenoid indole alkaloids (T...