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

Isoprenoid biosynthesis is essential for all living organisms, and isoprenoids are also of
industrial and agricultural interest. All isoprenoids are derived from prenyl diphosphate …

Carotenoids are isoprenoid molecules that are widespread in nature and are typically seen
as pigments in fruits, flowers, birds and crustacea. Animals are unable to synthesise …

Isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) is the central intermediate in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids,
the most ancient and diverse class of natural products. Two distinct routes of IPP …

Plants synthesize an enormous variety of metabolites that can be classified into two groups
based on their function: primary metabolites, which participate in nutrition and essential …

Isoprenoids represent the oldest class of known low molecular-mass natural products
synthesized by plants. Their biogenesis in plastids, mitochondria and the endoplasmic …

For thousands of years mint has enjoyed an honored place in pharmacopoeias and kitchen
cupboards in India, China, Europe, North America, and elsewhere. Today the amount of …

Phosphoribosyl diphosphate (PRPP) is an important intermediate in cellular metabolism.
PRPP is synthesized by PRPP synthase, as follows: ribose 5-phosphate+ ATP→ PRPP+ …

Recently, a mevalonate-independent pathway was discovered in bacteria and plants that
leads to the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate, the two …

Covering: 1998–2000. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 1999, 16, 97This review covers
recently-published experimental information on the biosynthesis of terpenoids in the range …