Plant sources, extraction methods, and uses of squalene

MA Lozano-Grande, S Gorinstein… - … journal of agronomy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Squalene (SQ) is a natural compound, a precursor of various hormones in animals and
sterols in plants. It is considered a molecule with pharmacological, cosmetic, and nutritional …

Progress and prospect: Biosynthesis of plant natural products based on plant chassis

J Lin, X Yin, Y Zeng, X Hong, S Zhang, B Cui… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plant-derived natural products are a specific class of active substances with numerous
applications in the medical, energy, and industrial fields. Many of these substances are in …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding omics resources for improvement of soybean seed composition traits

J Chaudhary, GB Patil, H Sonah… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Food resources of the modern world are strained due to the increasing population. There is
an urgent need for innovative methods and approaches to augment food production …

The amelioration of salt stress-induced damage in fenugreek through the application of cold plasma and melatonin

M Arabasadi, A Ebrahimi, MR Amerian… - Plant Physiology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, it is increasingly crucial to combine innovative approaches with established
methods to enhance plant tolerance and maximize the production of beneficial compounds …

Improved fruit α‐tocopherol, carotenoid, squalene and phytosterol contents through manipulation of Brassica juncea 3‐HYDROXY‐3‐METHYLGLUTARYL‐COA …

P Liao, X Chen, M Wang, TJ Bach… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroxy‐3‐methylglutaryl‐coenzyme A synthase (HMGS) in the mevalonate (MVA) pathway
generates isoprenoids including phytosterols. Dietary phytosterols are important because …

[HTML][HTML] Reclassification of Botryococcus braunii chemical races into separate species based on a comparative genomics analysis

DJ Boland, I Cornejo-Corona, DR Browne, RL Murphy… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The colonial green microalga Botryococcus braunii is well known for producing liquid
hydrocarbons that can be utilized as biofuel feedstocks. B. braunii is taxonomically classified …

Cloning, functional characterization and expression analysis of LoTPS5 from Lilium 'Siberia'

F Abbas, Y Ke, Y Zhou, M Waseem, Y Yu, U Ashraf… - Gene, 2020 - Elsevier
Lilium 'Siberia'is a perennial herbaceous plant that is commercially significant because of its
snowy white floral color and appealing scent which is mainly due to the presence of …

New insights into diosgenin biosynthesis pathway and its regulation in Trigonella foenum‐graecum L.

M Mohammadi, T Mashayekh… - Phytochemical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Throughout history, thousands of medicinal and aromatic plants have been
widely utilised by people worldwide. Owing to them possessing of valuable compounds with …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization and transcriptional regulation analysis of the Torreya grandis squalene synthase gene involved in sitosterol biosynthesis and …

F Zhang, C Kong, Z Ma, W Chen, Y Li, H Lou… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The kernel of Torreya grandis cv.'Merrillii'(Cephalotaxaceae) is a rare nut with a variety of
bioactive compounds and a high economic value. β-sitosterol is not only the most abundant …

Functional characterization of squalene synthase and squalene epoxidase in Taraxacum koksaghyz

K Unland, KM Pütter, K Vorwerk, N van Deenen… - Plant …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Russian dandelion Taraxacum koksaghyz produces high‐value isoprenoids
such as pentacyclic triterpenes and natural rubber in the latex of specialized cells known as …