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 …

An update on the function and regulation of methylerythritol phosphate and mevalonate pathways and their evolutionary dynamics

X Pu, X Dong, Q Li, Z Chen, L Liu - Journal of Integrative Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Isoprenoids are among the largest and most chemically diverse classes of organic
compounds in nature and are involved in the processes of photosynthesis, respiration …

The complete functional characterisation of the terpene synthase family in tomato

F Zhou, E Pichersky - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Analysis of the updated reference tomato genome found 34 full‐length TPS genes and 18
TPS pseudogenes. Biochemical analysis has now identified the catalytic activities of all …

Improved white spruce (Picea glauca) genome assemblies and annotation of large gene families of conifer terpenoid and phenolic defense metabolism

RL Warren, CI Keeling, MMS Yuen… - The Plant …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
White spruce (Picea glauca), a gymnosperm tree, has been established as one of the
models for conifer genomics. We describe the draft genome assemblies of two white spruce …

The functional evolution of architecturally different plant geranyl diphosphate synthases from geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase

S Song, R Jin, Y Chen, S He, K Li, Q Tang… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Terpenoids constitute the largest class of plant primary and secondary metabolites with a
broad range of biological and ecological functions. They are synthesized from isopentenyl …

The untapped potential of plant sesterterpenoids: chemistry, biological activities and biosynthesis

K Guo, Y Liu, SH Li - Natural Product Reports, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 1969 up to 2021 Sesterterpenoids, biosynthetically derived from the precursor,
namely geranylfarnesyl diphosphate (GFDP) are amongst the rarest of all isoprenoids with …

Integrative Analyses of Nontargeted Volatile Profiling and Transcriptome Data Provide Molecular Insight into VOC Diversity in Cucumber Plants (Cucumis sativus)

G Wei, P Tian, F Zhang, H Qin, H Miao, Q Chen… - Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Plant volatile organic compounds, which are generated in a tissue-specific manner, play
important ecological roles in the interactions between plants and their environments …

Terpenoid secondary metabolites in bryophytes: chemical diversity, biosynthesis and biological functions

F Chen, A Ludwiczuk, G Wei, X Chen… - Critical Reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Bryophytes are close extant relatives of the ancestral land plant. As such, they have retained
many innovations that had enabled the adaptation of early land plants to the terrestrial …

Enzyme fusion removes competition for geranylgeranyl diphosphate in carotenogenesis

M Camagna, A Grundmann, C Bär… - Plant …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP), a prenyl diphosphate synthesized by GGPP synthase
(GGPS), represents a metabolic hub for the synthesis of key isoprenoids, such as …

The Fusarium crown rot pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum triggers a suite of transcriptional and metabolic changes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

JJ Powell, J Carere, TL Fitzgerald, J Stiller… - Annals of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Fusarium crown rot caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium
pseudograminearum is a disease of wheat and barley, bearing significant economic cost …