Terpene synthases as metabolic gatekeepers in the evolution of plant terpenoid chemical diversity

PS Karunanithi, P Zerbe - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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 …

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 …

Biosynthesis, function and metabolic engineering of plant volatile organic compounds

N Dudareva, A Klempien, JK Muhlemann… - New …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Plants synthesize an amazing diversity of volatile organic compounds (VOC s) that facilitate
interactions with their environment, from attracting pollinators and seed dispersers to …

Plant glandular trichomes: natural cell factories of high biotechnological interest

A Huchelmann, M Boutry, C Hachez - Plant physiology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Multicellular glandular trichomes are epidermal outgrowths characterized by the presence of
a head made of cells that have the ability to secrete or store large quantities of specialized …

Advances in biosynthesis, regulation, and metabolic engineering of plant specialized terpenoids

DA Nagegowda, P Gupta - Plant Science, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

Floral volatiles: from biosynthesis to function

JK Muhlemann, A Klempien… - Plant, cell & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Floral volatiles have attracted humans' attention since antiquity and have since then
permeated many aspects of our lives. Indeed, they are heavily used in perfumes, cosmetics …

Plant terpenes: defense responses, phylogenetic analysis, regulation and clinical applications

B Singh, RA Sharma - 3 Biotech, 2015 - Springer
The terpenoids constitute the largest class of natural products and many interesting products
are extensively applied in the industrial sector as flavors, fragrances, spices and are also …

[HTML][HTML] Carnosic acid

S Birtić, P Dussort, FX Pierre, AC Bily, M Roller - Phytochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Carnosic acid (salvin), which possesses antioxidative and antimicrobial properties, is
increasingly exploited within the food, nutritional health and cosmetics industries. Since its …

The potential of the mevalonate pathway for enhanced isoprenoid production

P Liao, A Hemmerlin, TJ Bach, ML Chye - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
The cytosol-localised mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway delivers the basic isoprene unit
isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP). In higher plants, this central metabolic intermediate is also …