Plant specialized terpenoids are natural products that have no obvious role in growth and
development, but play many important functional roles to improve the plant's overall fitness …

From the perspectives of pathway evolution, discovery and engineering of plant specialized
metabolism, the nature of the biosynthetic routes represents a critical aspect. Classical …

The cannabis leaf is iconic, but it is the flowers of cannabis that are consumed for the
psychoactive and medicinal effects of their specialized metabolites. Cannabinoid …

Terpenoid flavor and fragrance compounds are of high interest to the aroma industry.
Microbial production offers an alternative sustainable access to the desired terpenoids …

Santalene, a major component of the sandalwood essential oil, is a typical representative of
sesquiterpenes and has important applications in medicine, food, flavors, and other fields …

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 …

Plant essential oils (PEOs) are widely used in cosmetic and nutraceutical industries. The
component ratios of PEOs determine their qualities. Controlling the component ratios is …

Covering: 2015 up to July 2021 The market for cosmetics is consumer driven and the desire
for green, sustainable and natural ingredients is increasing. The use of isolated enzymes …

Plants are a remarkable source of high-value specialized metabolites having significant
physiological and ecological functions. Genes responsible for synthesizing specialized …

The seed oil of Euphorbia lathyris L. contains a series of macrocyclic diterpenoids known as
Euphorbia factors. They are the current industrial source of ingenol mebutate, which is …