Quinones represent a class of crude organic compounds ubiquitously distributed in nature.
Their distinctive quinone-type structure confers upon them unique properties and …

Highlights•Menaquinones (MKs) are involved in bacterial electron transport and
adaptation.•The Men pathway is the most predominant of two bacterial pathways to make …

Salicylic acid (SA) has been shown to regulate various aspects of growth and development;
it also serves as a critical signal for activating disease resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana and …

Salicylic acid (SA) is an important mediator of plant defense response. In Arabidopsis
(Arabidopsis thaliana), this compound was proposed to derive mainly from isochorismate …

Cells use self‐assembled biomaterials such as lipid membranes or proteinaceous shells to
coordinate thousands of reactions that simultaneously take place within crowded spaces …

Prenylquinones are isoprenoid compounds with a characteristic quinone structure and
isoprenyl tail that are ubiquitous in almost all living organisms. There are four major …

Escherichia coli and Salmonella contain the naphthoquinones menaquinone (MK; vitamin
K2) and demethylmenaquinone and the benzoquinone ubiquinone (coenzyme Q; Q). Both …

Chorismate and isochorismate represent an important branching point connecting primary
and secondary metabolism in bacteria, fungi, archaea and plants. Chorismate-and …

The isochorismate synthase (ICS) proteins are essential regulators of salicylic acid (SA)
synthesis, which has been reported to regulate resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in …

Highlights•Domain interactions and alternations of full-module and cross-module NRPSs
are discussed.•Biodiversity of NRPS products is provided by accessory and tailoring …