Dear Colleagues,

Plant bioactive compounds, such as carbohydrates, phenolics, amino acids, polyamines, low-molecular antioxidants, alkaloids and phytohormones, are broadly distributed in the plant kingdom and are synthesized through different and very complex pathways. Their metabolism is associated with an enormous range of compounds, functions, the intracellular transport, enzymes and having a wide spectrum of genes regulation. These compounds are involved in defence mechanisms against UV radiation, pathogens, parasites, herbivores and are an integral part of the plant response to soil drought, salinity, heavy metals, temperature stresses and nutrient deficiency, most of them capable of scavenging harmful reactive oxygen species in various organisms. Despite numerous studies in this extensive field, our knowledge is still far from complete and much still needs to be recognized in this subject, with special attention on novel aspects of their metabolism, signal pathway, genes regulation and the connections between these metabolic pathways.

This Special Issue of IJMS aims to present recent progress in molecular and physiological studies concerning plant bioactive compounds under environmental stresses. Authors are invited to submit original research papers, communications and reviews exploring different aspects of this topic.

Dr. Tomasz Hura
Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Hura
Dr. Agnieszka Ostrowska
Guest Editors

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• carbohydrates
• phenolics
• amino acids
• polyamines
• low-molecular antioxidants
• alkaloids
• phytohormones
• primary metabolism
• secondary metabolism
• abiotic stress
• biotic stress
• multistress
• stress signalling
• biosynthesis
• gene expression