Biosynthesis and biological functions of terpenoids in plants

D Tholl - Biotechnology of isoprenoids, 2015 - Springer
<? xm-replace_text {Heading}?> Abstract Terpenoids (isoprenoids) represent the largest
and most diverse class of chemicals among the myriad compounds produced by plants …

Network analysis of the MVA and MEP pathways for isoprenoid synthesis

E Vranová, D Coman, W Gruissem - Annual review of plant …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Isoprenoid biosynthesis is essential for all living organisms, and isoprenoids are also of
industrial and agricultural interest. All isoprenoids are derived from prenyl diphosphate …

[HTML][HTML] Carotenoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis: a colorful pathway

MÁ Ruiz-Sola… - The Arabidopsis book …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Plant carotenoids are a family of pigments that participate in light harvesting and are
essential for photoprotection against excess light. Furthermore, they act as precursors for the …

Source to sink: regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants

CI Cazzonelli, BJ Pogson - Trends in plant science, 2010 - cell.com
Carotenoids are a diverse group of colourful pigments naturally found in plants, algae, fungi
and bacteria. They play essential roles in development, photosynthesis, root-mycorrhizal …

Carotenoids in nature: insights from plants and beyond

CI Cazzonelli - Functional Plant Biology, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
Carotenoids are natural isoprenoid pigments that provide leaves, fruits, vegetables and
flowers with distinctive yellow, orange and some reddish colours as well as several aromas …

Carotenoids and their cleavage products: biosynthesis and functions

MH Walter, D Strack - Natural product reports, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to mid-2010 This review focuses on plant carotenoids, but it also includes
progress made on microbial and animal carotenoid metabolism to better understand the …

Methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway metabolic regulation

A Banerjee, TD Sharkey - Natural product reports, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to February 2014 The methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway is the
recently discovered source of isoprenoid precursors isopentenyl diphosphate (IDP) and …

A raison d'être for two distinct pathways in the early steps of plant isoprenoid biosynthesis?

A Hemmerlin, JL Harwood, TJ Bach - Progress in lipid research, 2012 - Elsevier
When compared to other organisms, plants are atypical with respect to isoprenoid
biosynthesis: they utilize two distinct and separately compartmentalized pathways to build …

Carotenoids, versatile components of oxygenic photosynthesis

I Domonkos, M Kis, Z Gombos, B Ughy - Progress in lipid research, 2013 - Elsevier
Carotenoids (CARs) are a group of pigments that perform several important physiological
functions in all kingdoms of living organisms. CARs serve as protective agents, which are …

MYB21 interacts with MYC2 to control the expression of terpene synthase genes in flowers of Freesia hybrida and Arabidopsis thaliana

Z Yang, Y Li, F Gao, W Jin, S Li, S Kimani… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Previously, linalool was found to be the most abundant component among the cocktail of
volatiles released from flowers of Freesia hybrida. Linalool formation is catalysed by …