Withania somnifera, commonly known as Ashwagandha, is a valued herb in Ayurvedic medicine. Roots, leaves and preparations of the plant are traditionally used as tonic, hypnotic, sedative and diuretic. W.somnifera mainly contains withanolides which are specific to the Solanaceae family. Withanolides are biologically active secondary metabolites present in roots and leaves of W.somnifera. In the ...

echium amoenum fisch. and c.a. mey. (boraginaceae) is a very popular medicinal plant which is used as a tonic, tranquillizer, diaphoretic, cough remedy, sore throat and pneumonia in iran’s traditional medicine. callus culture of medicinal plants is one of the ways for production of secondary metabolites. in this study, callus culture of e. amoenum and its major secondary metabolite were investi...

In order to cope with the presence of unfavorable compounds, plants can biotransform xenobiotics, translocate both parent compounds and metabolites, perform compartmentation segregation at cellular or tissue level. Such a scenario also applies mycotoxins, fungal secondary metabolites pre-eminent role in plant infection. this work, we aimed describe effect interplay between Zea mays (maize) afla...