Sesquiterpenes are natural compounds composed of three isoprene units. They represent
the largest class of terpene compounds found in plants, and many have remarkable …

The diverse physiological functions of tocotrienols have listed them as valuable
supplementations to α-tocopherol-dominated Vitamin E products. To make tocotrienols more …

Global shift to sustainability has driven the exploration of alternative feedstocks beyond
sugars for biomanufacturing. Recently, C1 (CO2, CO, methane, formate and methanol) and …

Terpenoids (aka isoprenoids) represent the most diverse class of natural products found in
plants, with tens of thousands of reported structures. Plant‐derived terpenoids have a …

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared by Professor Youyou Tu, focused
worldwide attention on artemisinin, a natural product antimalarial drug inspired by traditional …

Cell-free metabolic engineering (CFME) is advancing a powerful paradigm for accelerating
the design and synthesis of biosynthetic pathways. However, as most cell-free biomolecule …

Synthetic biology efforts for the production of valuable chemicals are frequently hindered by
the structure and regulation of the native metabolic pathways of the chassis. This is …

Scientific advances over the past several decades have accelerated the ability to engineer
existing organisms and to potentially create novel ones not found in nature. Synthetic …

Ginsenosides are the primary bioactive components of ginseng, which is a popular
medicinal plant that exhibits diverse pharmacological activities. Protopanaxadiol …

Biofuels are the most immediate, practical solution for mitigating dependence on fossil
hydrocarbons, but current biofuels (alcohols and biodiesels) require significant downstream …