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

The year 2017 marks the twentieth anniversary of terpenoid cyclase structural biology: a trio
of terpenoid cyclase structures reported together in 1997 were the first to set the foundation …

As a midsized gene family conserved more by lineage than function, the typical plant
terpene synthases (TPSs) could be a valuable tool to examine plant evolution. TPSs are …

The review by Christianson, published in 2017 on the twentieth anniversary of the
emergence of the field, summarizes the foundational discoveries and key advances in …

Main conclusion Role of terpenes and isoprenoids has been pivotal in the survival and
evolution of higher plants in various ecoregions. These products find application in the …

Terpenoids comprise tens of thousands of small molecule natural products that are widely
distributed across all domains of life. Plants produce by far the largest array of terpenoids …

Microorganisms produce a wealth of structurally diverse specialized metabolites with a
remarkable range of biological activities and a wide variety of applications in medicine and …

<? xm-replace_text {Heading}?> Abstract Terpenoids (isoprenoids) represent the largest
and most diverse class of chemicals among the myriad compounds produced by plants …

Covering: 2013 to 2021 As the characteristic metabolites of Euphorbia plants, Euphorbia
diterpenoids have always been a hot topic in related science communities due to their …

In plant terpene biosynthesis, oxidation of the hydrocarbon backbone produced by terpene
synthases is typically carried out by cytochrome P450 oxygenases (CYPs). The …