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      Alkaloids and acetogenins in Annonaceae development: biological considerations Translated title: Alcaloides e acetogeninas no desenvolvimento de Annonaceae: considerações biológicas

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          Chemical studies of the plant family Annonaceae have intensified in the last several decades due to the discovery of annonaceous molecules with medicinal potential (e.g., benzylisoquinoline alkaloids and acetogenins). Approximately 500 alkaloids have been identified in 138 Annonaceae species in 43 genera. In addition, until 2004, 593 annonaceous acetogenins (ACGs) had been identified, from 51 species in 13 genera.This suggests that plants from this family allocate important resources to the biosynthesis of these compounds. Despite the diversity of these molecules, their biological roles, including their physiological and/or ecological functions, are not well understood. In this study, it was provided new data describing the variety and distribution of certain alkaloids and ACGs in annonaceous plants in distinct stages of development. The potential relationships among some of these compounds and the seasonally climatic changes occurring in the plant habitat are also discussed. These data will improve our understanding of the secondary metabolism of these pharmacologically important molecules and their expression patterns during development, which will help to determine the optimal growth conditions and harvest times for their production.

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          Estudos químicos em plantas da família Annonaceae se intensificaram nas últimas décadas, devido à descoberta de moléculas de anonáceas com potencial medicinal (por exemplo, alcalóides benzilisoquinolina e acetogeninas). Aproximadamente 500 alcaloides têm sido identificados em 138 espécies de Annonaceae em 43 gêneros. Além disso, até 2004, 593 acetogeninas de annonaceas (ACGs) foram identificados, a partir de 51 espécies em 13 gêneros. Isto sugere que as plantas desta família atribuem recursos importantes para a biossíntese destes compostos. Apesar da diversidade destas moléculas, suas funções biológicas, incluindo as suas funções fisiológicas e/ou ecológicas, não são bem compreendidas. Neste estudo, foram fornecidos novos dados que descrevem a variedade e a distribuição de certos alcaloides e ACGs em annonaceas em fases distintas de desenvolvimento. As possíveis relações entre alguns destes compostos e as alterações climáticas sazonais ocorrendo no habitat são também discutidas. Estes dados vão melhorar a nossa compreensão do metabolismo secundário dessas moléculas farmacologicamente importantes e seus padrões de expressão durante o desenvolvimento, o que ajudará a determinar as condições ideais de crescimento e épocas de colheita para a sua produção.

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            Out of the quagmire of plant defense hypotheses.

            Several hypotheses, mainly Optimal Defense (OD), Carbon: Nutrient Balance (CNB), Growth Rate (GR), and Growth-Differentiation Balance (GDB), have individually served as frameworks for investigating the patterns of plant defense against herbivores, in particular the pattern of constitutive defense. The predictions and tests of these hypotheses have been problematic for a variety of reasons and have led to considerable confusion about the state of the "theory of plant defense." The primary contribution of the OD hypothesis is that it has served as the main framework for investigation of genotypic expression of plant defense, with the emphasis on allocation cost of defense. The primary contribution of the CNB hypothesis is that it has served as the main framework for investigation of how resources affect phenotypic expression of plant defense, often with studies concerned about allocation cost of defense. The primary contribution of the GR hypothesis is that it explains how intrinsic growth rate of plants shaped evolutionarily by resource availability affects defensive patterns. The primary contribution of the expanded GDB hypothesis is that it recognizes the constant physiological tradeoff between growth and differentiation at the cellular and tissue levels relative to the selective pressures of resource availability, including explicitly taking into account plant tolerance of damage by enemies. A clearer understanding of these hypotheses and what we have learned from investigations that use them can facilitate development of well-designed experiments that address the gaps in our knowledge of plant defense.
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              Adaptive Patterns in Alkaloid Physiology

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                Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura
                Rev. Bras. Frutic.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura (Jaboticabal )
                1806-9967
                2014
                : 36
                : spe1
                : 01-16
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas Mexico
                [2 ] Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas Mexico
                [3 ] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico
                [4 ] Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas Mexico
                [5 ] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico
                [6 ] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico
                [7 ] Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas Mexico
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                S0100-29452014000500001
                10.1590/S0100-29452014000500001
                657b1720-3eb8-4a8d-b2f6-83cc9be82b6d

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                HORTICULTURE

                Horticulture
                fenologia,early development,secondary metabolism,ecological functions,phenology,desenvolvimento inicial,metabolismo secundário,funções ecológicas

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