Natural pigments, including carotenoids, flavonoids and anthocyanidins, determine the
attractive color of fruits. These natural pigments are essential secondary metabolites, which …

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

Steviol glycosides are a group of highly sweet diterpene glycosides discovered in only a few
plant species, most notably the Paraguayan shrub Stevia rebaudiana. During the past few …

Isoprene, a key building block of synthetic rubber, is currently produced entirely from
petrochemical sources. Previous metabolic engineering efforts, centered on heterologous …

When compared to other organisms, plants are atypical with respect to isoprenoid
biosynthesis: they utilize two distinct and separately compartmentalized pathways to build …

Carotenoids (CARs) are a group of pigments that perform several important physiological
functions in all kingdoms of living organisms. CARs serve as protective agents, which are …

Volatile terpenoids released from different plant parts play crucial roles in pollinator
attraction, plant defense, and interaction with the surrounding environment. Two distinct …

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 …

In aromatic plants species, biosynthesis of essential oils occurs through two complex natural
biochemical pathways involving different enzymatic reactions. Isopentenyl diphosphate …

Terpenes constitute the largest class of plant secondary (or specialized) metabolites, which
are compounds of ecological function in plant defense or the attraction of beneficial …