Biosynthesis and biological functions of terpenoids in plants

D Tholl - Biotechnology of isoprenoids, 2015 - Springer
<? xm-replace_text {Heading}?> Abstract Terpenoids (isoprenoids) represent the largest
and most diverse class of chemicals among the myriad compounds produced by plants …

Regulation of carotenoid metabolism in tomato

L Liu, Z Shao, M Zhang, Q Wang - Molecular plant, 2015 - cell.com
Carotenoids serve diverse functions in vastly different organisms that both produce and
consume them. Enhanced carotenoid accumulation is of great importance in the visual and …

Lycopene is enriched in tomato fruit by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiplex genome editing

X Li, Y Wang, S Chen, H Tian, D Fu, B Zhu… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Numerous studies have been focusing on breeding tomato plants with enhanced lycopene
accumulation, considering its positive effects of fruits on the visual and functional properties …

Terpene synthases from Cannabis sativa

JK Booth, JE Page, J Bohlmann - Plos one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) plants produce and accumulate a terpene-rich resin in
glandular trichomes, which are abundant on the surface of the female inflorescence …

The potential of the mevalonate pathway for enhanced isoprenoid production

P Liao, A Hemmerlin, TJ Bach, ML Chye - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
The cytosol-localised mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway delivers the basic isoprene unit
isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP). In higher plants, this central metabolic intermediate is also …

The AMP-activated/SNF1 protein kinase subfamily: metabolic sensors of the eukaryotic cell?

DG Hardie, D Carling, M Carlson - Annual review of …, 1998 - annualreviews.org
Mammalian AMP-activated protein kinase and yeast SNF1 protein kinase are the central
components of kinase cascades that are highly conserved between animals, fungi, and …

A raison d'être for two distinct pathways in the early steps of plant isoprenoid biosynthesis?

A Hemmerlin, JL Harwood, TJ Bach - Progress in lipid research, 2012 - Elsevier
When compared to other organisms, plants are atypical with respect to isoprenoid
biosynthesis: they utilize two distinct and separately compartmentalized pathways to build …

Terpenoid metabolism in wild-type and transgenic Arabidopsis plants

A Aharoni, AP Giri, S Deuerlein, F Griepink… - The Plant …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Volatile components, such as terpenoids, are emitted from aerial parts of plants and play a
major role in the interaction between plants and their environment. Analysis of the …

Biosynthesis of plant isoprenoids: perspectives for microbial engineering

J Kirby, JD Keasling - Annual review of plant biology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Isoprenoids are a large and highly diverse group of natural products with many functions in
plant primary and secondary metabolism. Isoprenoids are synthesized from common prenyl …

Natural rubber biosynthesis in plants, the rubber transferase complex, and metabolic engineering progress and prospects

S Cherian, SB Ryu, K Cornish - Plant biotechnology journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Natural rubber (NR) is a nonfungible and valuable biopolymer, used to manufacture~ 50
000 rubber products, including tires and medical gloves. Current production of NR is derived …