Santalum genus belongs to the family of Santalaceae, widespread in India, Australia,
Hawaii, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, and valued as traditional medicine, rituals and modern …

Background: Farnesol is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol, endogenously synthesized via
the ergosterol pathway. It is a quorum sensing molecule (QSM) that was first discovered in …

Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng is an aromatic medicinal herb known for its
therapeutic and nutritional properties attributed by the presence of monoterpene and …

Roses use a non‐canonical pathway involving a Nudix hydrolase, RhNUDX1, to synthesize
their monoterpenes, especially geraniol. Here we report the characterization of another …

Terpene synthases (TPSs) have diverse biological functions in plants. Though the roles of
TPSs in herbivore defense are well established in many plant species, their role in bacterial …

Polygonum minus Huds. is a medicinal aromatic plant rich in terpenes, aldehydes, and
phenolic compounds. Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is a plant signaling molecule commonly …

Polygonumins B, C and D, derivative compounds of polygonumins A, were isolated from the
stem of Polygonum minus. Based on NMR results, the structure of polygonumins derivatives …

Inflammation and oxidative stress are involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular
diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypertension and ischemic heart disease. Natural …

This study describes the cloning, expression and functional characterization of α-humulene
synthase, responsible for the formation of the key aromatic compound α-humulene in …

Increasing demands for the supply of biopharmaceuticals have propelled the advancement
of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology strategies for biomanufacturing of bioactive …