Covering: up to 2022 Pentacyclic triterpenoids are important natural bioactive substances
that are widely present in plants and fungi. They have significant medicinal efficacy, play an …

Triterpenoids are among the most assorted class of specialized metabolites found in all the
taxa of living organisms. Triterpenoids are the leading active ingredients sourced from plant …

Obesity is a major health risk still lacking effective pharmacological treatment. A potent anti-
obesity agent, celastrol, has been identified in the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii. However …

The diterpenoid triepoxides triptolide and triptonide from Tripterygium wilfordii (thunder god
wine) exhibit unique bioactivities with potential uses in disease treatment and as a non …

Covering: 2011–2022 The low amounts of terpenoids produced in plants and the difficulty in
synthesizing these complex structures have stimulated the production of terpenoid …

Metabolic diseases are becoming increasingly common in modern society. Therefore, it is
essential to develop effective drugs or new treatments for metabolic diseases. As an active …

The superfamily of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes plays key roles in plant evolution and
metabolic diversification. This review provides a status on the CYP landscape within green …

Eukaryotic cells use G-protein coupled receptors to sense diverse signals, ranging from
chemical compounds to light. Here, we exploit the remarkable sensing capacity of G-protein …

Strigolactones (SLs) are rhizosphere signalling molecules and phytohormones. The
biosynthetic pathway of SLs in tomato has been partially elucidated, but the structural …

Celastrol, a quinone‐methide triterpenoid, was extracted from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F.
in 1936 for the first time. Almost 70 years later, it is considered one of the molecules most …