Advances in Plant Specialized Metabolites: How to Take Full Advantages of the Properties of Specialized Metabolites?

Dear Colleagues,

Plant specialized metabolites refer to a huge set of molecules with highly diverse structures and biological roles. They are crucial for plants living in a challenging environment.. In addition, these bioactive compounds are of special interest for human uses in different field such as medicine, cosmetic, food and agriculture. To take advantage of these extraordinary properties, efforts are needed to completely decipher their metabolism and their regulation, to elucidate their roles in planta and their biological properties and to develop biotechnological tools to ensure supply for existing or new applications.

This special issue is dedicated to all disciplinary fields related to plant specialized metabolites. In particular, we welcome research papers and reviews that deal with:

• Biosynthesis of specialized metabolites
• Regulation of specialized metabolism
• Roles of specialized metabolism in plants
• Evolution of specialized metabolism
• Biological properties of plant specialized metabolites
• Biotechnological strategies for production of plant specialized metabolites
• Uses of specialized metabolites in agriculture, medicine, cosmetic…

Dr. David Gagneul
Dr. Romain Larbat
Guest Editors

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