▪ Abstract In plants the biosynthesis of prenyllipids and isoprenoids proceeds via two
independent pathways:(a) the cytosolic classical acetate/mevalonate pathway for the …

Isoprenoids are present in all living organisms. Formally, they are derived from the branched
C5 carbon skeleton of isoprene, and the number of repetitions of this motif, cyclization …

Chloroplasts are eukaryotic photosynthetic organelles that drive the global carbon cycle.
Despite their importance, our understanding of their protein composition, function, and …

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 …

Covering: up to February 2014 The methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway is the
recently discovered source of isoprenoid precursors isopentenyl diphosphate (IDP) and …

The initial step of the plastidic 2C-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway that
produces isopentenyl diphosphate is catalyzed by 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate …

Carotenoids represent a large class of terpenoids characterized by an extensively
conjugated polyene chain. The conjugation system imparts carotenoids with excellent light …

The transition of fleshy fruit maturation to ripening is regulated by exogenous and
endogenous signals that coordinate the transition of the fruit to a final state of attractiveness …

Isoprenoids are a class of natural products with more than 55,000 members. All isoprenoids
are constructed from two precursors, isopentenyl diphosphate and its isomer dimethylallyl …