The year 2017 marks the twentieth anniversary of terpenoid cyclase structural biology: a trio
of terpenoid cyclase structures reported together in 1997 were the first to set the foundation …

All plants synthesize a diverse array of terpenoid metabolites. Some are common to all, but
many are synthesized only in specific taxa and presumably evolved as adaptations to …

Analysis of the updated reference tomato genome found 34 full‐length TPS genes and 18
TPS pseudogenes. Biochemical analysis has now identified the catalytic activities of all …

In bacteria, more than half of the genes in the genome are organized in operons. In contrast,
in eukaryotes, functionally related genes are usually dispersed across the genome. There …

Covering: up to 2022 Plants produce a wide range of structurally and biosynthetically
diverse natural products to interact with their environment. These specialised metabolites …

Plants serve as rich repositories of diverse chemical compounds collectively referred to as
specialized metabolites. These compounds are of importance for adaptive processes …

Covering: 2000 to 2018 In the late 1960s, structurally unique fusicoccane-and ophiobolane-
type di/sesterterpenes were isolated and their homologs were found to be widely distributed …

Sesterterpenoids are a rare terpene class harboring untapped chemodiversity and
bioactivities. Their structural diversity originates primarily from the scaffold-generating …

Covering: July 2012 to December 2019 Over the last seven years, expanding research
efforts focused on sesterterpenoids has led to the isolation, identification, and …

Covering: 1969 up to 2021 Sesterterpenoids, biosynthetically derived from the precursor,
namely geranylfarnesyl diphosphate (GFDP) are amongst the rarest of all isoprenoids with …