Isoprenylation is an important posttranslational modification of proteins in eukaryotic cells, as it facilitates protein–membrane and protein–protein interactions. In plants, isoprenylated proteins (which include a number of small GTPases and the G-protein g-subunit) are involved in phytohormone signaling, meristem maintenance, cell cycle regulation, and stress responses (Crowell, 2000; Johnson...

Intercropping Moldavian balm with mung bean is an ecological approach for improving resource productivity. A field experiment was conducted over two growing seasons (2018 and 2019) to determine the effect of fertilizer application on yield essential oil (EO) productivity intercropped bean. The had a two-factor randomized complete block design (RCBD) three replicates. first factor comprised five...

Plant-derived chemicals including aroma oil compounds have an ability to inhibit nerve conduction and modulate transient receptor potential (TRP) channels. Although applying aroma oils to the skin produces a local anesthetic effect, this has not been yet examined throughly. The aim of the present study was to know how nerve conduction inhibitions by aroma oil compounds are related to their chem...

Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) is an important medicinal plant, of which all parts have pharmaceutical and nutritional applications distributed throughout the southwest regions Iran. The aerial myrtle were collected at different phenological stages (vegetative, flowering, unripe fruit ripening stages, after fully mature dispersal stage) from Fars Province Iran analyzed with GC–FID GC–MS. All data ...

BACKGROUND Microbial production of monoterpenes provides a promising substitute for traditional chemical-based methods, but their production is lagging compared with sesquiterpenes. Geraniol, a valuable monoterpene alcohol, is widely used in cosmetic, perfume, pharmaceutical and it is also a potential gasoline alternative. Previously, we constructed a geraniol production strain by engineering t...

Effects of N-geranyl cyclopropyl-carboxamide (NGCC) and four structurally related compounds (N-cyclopropyl E2,Z6-nonadienamide, N-geranyl isobutanamide, N-geranyl 2-methylbutanamide, and allyl N-geranyl carbamate) were evaluated on the chorda tympani (CT) nerve response to NaCl and monosodium glutamate (MSG) in rats and wild-type (WT) and TRPV1 knockout (KO) mice and on human salty and umami ta...