Browsing Research Articles (Biotechnology) by Author "Nkomo, Mbukeni"
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Exogenous p-coumaric acid improves salvia hispanica l. Seedling shoot growth
Nkomo, Mbukeni; Gokul, Arun; Keyster, Marshall; Klein, Ashwil (MDPI Open Access Journals, 2019)p-Coumaric acid (p-CA) belongs to a family of natural esters of hydroxycinnamic acid compounds that have been shown to modulate plant growth and metabolism. In this study, we investigated the effect of exogenous p-CA on ... -
Piperonylic acid alters growth, mineral content accumulation and reactive oxygen species-scavenging capacity in chia seedlings
Nkomo, Mbukeni; Gokul, Arun; Ndimba, Roya (Oxford University Press, 2022)p-Coumaric acid synthesis in plants involves the conversion of phenylalanine to trans-cinnamic acid via phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), which is then hydroxylated at the para-position under the action of trans-cinnamic ...