Isoprenoid molecules are essential elements of plant metabolism. Many important plant
isoprenoids, such as chlorophylls, carotenoids, tocopherols, prenylated quinones and …

Covering: up to February 2014 The methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway is the
recently discovered source of isoprenoid precursors isopentenyl diphosphate (IDP) and …

Plant isoprenoids are derived from two independent pathways, the cytosolic mevalonate
pathway and the plastid methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway. We used green …

Plastidial isoprenoids are a diverse group of metabolites with roles in photosynthesis,
growth regulation, and interaction with the environment. The methylerythritol 4-phosphate …

In the methylerythritol phosphate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis, the GcpE/IspG
enzyme catalyzes the conversion of 2-C-methyl-d-erythritol 2, 4-cyclodiphosphate into (E)-4 …

Highlights•Plants use MVA and MEP pathways to produce the common precursors of all
isoprenoids.•The two pathways are physically separated but coordinated at several …

Isoprenoids are produced in all organisms but are especially abundant and diverse in
plants. Two separate pathways operate in plant cells to synthesize prenyl diphosphate …

Isoprenoid biosynthesis is essential for all living organisms, and isoprenoids are also of
industrial and agricultural interest. All isoprenoids are derived from prenyl diphosphate …

Plastid isoprenoids (including hormones and photosynthetic pigments) are essential for
plant growth and development, but relatively little is known of how the production of their …

All isoprenoids are derived from a common C5 unit, isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP). In plants,
IPP is synthesized via two distinct pathways; the cytosolic mevalonate pathway and the …