Terpenoids, also known as isoprenoids, are a broad and diverse class of plant natural
products with significant industrial and pharmaceutical importance. Many of these natural …

Terpenes are a large class of secondary metabolites with diverse structures and functions
that are commonly used as valuable raw materials in food, cosmetics, and medicine. With …

Isoprenoids comprise the largest family of natural organic compounds with many useful
applications in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and industrial fields. Rapid developments …

Highlights•In vitro reconstitution of mevalonate pathway provides key information for
terpenoid overproduction.•Microbial host and pathway engineering for terpenoid …

Highlights•Commercial production of isoprenoids from naturally producing organisms is
rare.•Heterologous isoprenoid production from yeast is a commercial reality.•The …

Cell‐free systems are growing in importance for the biosynthesis of complex molecules.
These systems combine the precision of traditional chemistry with the versatility of biology in …

Saccharomyces cerevisiae has limited capabilities for producing fuels and chemicals
derived from acetyl‐CoA, such as isoprenoids, due to a rigid flux partition toward ethanol …

Terpenoids belong to the largest class of natural compounds and are produced in all living
organisms. The isoprenoid skeleton is based on assembling of C5 building blocks, but the …

Terpenoids represent a large class of natural products with significant commercial
applications. These chemicals are currently mainly obtained through extraction from plants …

Isoprenoid secondary metabolites are a rich source of commercial products that have not
been fully explored. At present, there are isoprenoid products used in cancer therapy, the …