All organisms produce specialized organic molecules, ranging from small volatile chemicals
to large gene-encoded peptides, that have evolved to provide them with diverse cellular and …

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 …

Terpenoids are ubiquitous to all kingdoms of life and are one of the most diverse groups of
compounds, both structurally and functionally. Despite being derived from common …

Covering: 2008 up to 2019 The forces of biochemical adaptive evolution operate at the level
of genes, manifesting in complex phenotypes and the global biodiversity of proteins and …

Despite the phylogenetic distance between plants and insects, these two groups of
organisms produce some secondary metabolites in common. Identical structures belonging …

Sea sponges are the largest marine source of small-molecule natural products described to
date. Sponge-derived molecules, such as the chemotherapeutic eribulin, the calcium …

Terpenes are organic compounds and play important roles in plant growth and development
as well as in mediating interactions of plants with the environment. Terpene synthases (TPS …

Limonene, a plant-derived natural cyclic monoterpene, is widely used in the pharmaceutical,
food, and cosmetics industries. The conventional limonene biosynthetic (CLB) pathway in …

Giant viruses are nonstandard viruses with large particles and genomes. While previous
studies have shown that their genomes contain various sequences of interest, their genes …

(E)-β-farnesene (EBF) stands out as a crucial volatile organic compound, exerting significant
influence on the complex interactions between plants, aphids, and predator insects. Serving …