Melatonin is emerging as a pivotal molecule in plant physiology, acting both as an antioxidant and a regulatory signal. Its capacity to mitigate oxidative stress plays a crucial role in protecting ...

As it was not possible to narrow the search down to specific enzyme classes, hundreds of possible candidates would normally have had to be tested for activity. However, thanks to a collaboration with ...

In an interesting turn of botanical events, University of Houston engineers report that while melatonin keeps us asleep, it wakes up plants, helping them grow. Melatonin, a hormone produced in the ...