Concerns over climate change have necessitated a rethinking of our transportation
infrastructure. One possible alternative to carbon-polluting fossil fuels is biofuels produced …

Covering: 2000 to 2020 Triptolide is a bioactive diterpene triepoxide isolated from
Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, a traditional Chinese medicinal plant whose extracts have …

The diterpenoid sclareol is an industrially important precursor for alternative sustainable
supply of ambergris. However, its current production from plant extraction is neither …

Synthetic biology aims to design or assemble existing bioparts or bio-components for useful
bioproperties. During the past decades, progresses have been made to build delicate …

Triptolide, an abietane-type diterpenoid isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F., has
significant pharmacological activity. Research results show that triptolide has obvious …

The fast-developing synthetic biology (SB) has provided many genetic tools to reprogram
and engineer cells for improved performance, novel functions, and diverse applications …

Producing bio-based chemicals is imperative to establish an eco-friendly circular
bioeconomy. However, the compromised titer of these biochemicals hampers their …

Covering: up to 2022 Podophyllotoxin (PTOX, 1), a kind of aryltetralin-type lignan, was first
discovered in the plant Podophyllum peltatum and its structure was clarified by W. Borsche …

Abstract Diterpenoids, including more than 18,000 compounds, represent an important class
of metabolites that encompass both phytohormones and some industrially relevant …

Triptolide is a valuable multipotent antitumor diterpenoid in Tripterygium wilfordii, and its C-
14 hydroxyl group is often selected for modification to enhance both the bioavailability and …