TY  - JOUR
  - Book Reviews
  - Jansen, MAK,Hectors, K,O'Brien, NM,Guisez, Y,Potters, G
  - 2008
  - August
  - Plant stress and human health: Do human consumers benefit from UV-B acclimated crops?
  - Validated
  - 1
  - ()
  - plant metabolite UV-B radiation stress nutritional value metabolomics acclimation ST-JOHNS-WORT ULTRAVIOLET-RADIATION GENE-EXPRESSION SECONDARY METABOLITES TOCOPHEROL CONTENT BALANCING DAMAGE OXIDATIVE STRESS LEAVES ARABIDOPSIS LEAF
  - Plants are sessile organisms, and consequently cannot avoid exposure to stressful environmental conditions. Exposure to mild stress conditions can induce active acclimation responses, while more severe conditions cause metabolic disruptions. A common plant acclimation response to a variety of environmental stressors is the accumulation of antioxidants and secondary metabolites. For example, ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation impacts on the levels of a broad range of metabolites, including phenolic, terpenoid and alkaloid compounds. Our survey of the literature reveals that the levels of some of these metabolites increase following UV-B exposure, while those of others decrease, change transiently or are differently affected by low and high UV-doses. This includes several compounds that are pharmacologically active and/or nutritionally important. We conclude that the complex patterns of stress-induced changes in plant metabolites need to be studied in more detail to determine impacts on the nutritional and pharmacological characteristics of food products. Claims that UV-B acclimated plants have nutritional benefits are currently unproven. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
  - 449
  - 458
  - DOI 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.04.010
DA  - 2008/08
ER  - 

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   = {Book Reviews},
   = {Jansen,  MAK and Hectors,  K and O'Brien,  NM and Guisez,  Y and Potters,  G },
   = {2008},
   = {August},
   = {Plant stress and human health: Do human consumers benefit from UV-B acclimated crops?},
   = {Validated},
   = {1},
   = {()},
   = {plant metabolite UV-B radiation stress nutritional value metabolomics acclimation ST-JOHNS-WORT ULTRAVIOLET-RADIATION GENE-EXPRESSION SECONDARY METABOLITES TOCOPHEROL CONTENT BALANCING DAMAGE OXIDATIVE STRESS LEAVES ARABIDOPSIS LEAF},
   = {{Plants are sessile organisms, and consequently cannot avoid exposure to stressful environmental conditions. Exposure to mild stress conditions can induce active acclimation responses, while more severe conditions cause metabolic disruptions. A common plant acclimation response to a variety of environmental stressors is the accumulation of antioxidants and secondary metabolites. For example, ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation impacts on the levels of a broad range of metabolites, including phenolic, terpenoid and alkaloid compounds. Our survey of the literature reveals that the levels of some of these metabolites increase following UV-B exposure, while those of others decrease, change transiently or are differently affected by low and high UV-doses. This includes several compounds that are pharmacologically active and/or nutritionally important. We conclude that the complex patterns of stress-induced changes in plant metabolites need to be studied in more detail to determine impacts on the nutritional and pharmacological characteristics of food products. Claims that UV-B acclimated plants have nutritional benefits are currently unproven. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.}},
  pages = {449--458},
   = {DOI 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.04.010},
  source = {IRIS}
}