Plant natural products (PNPs) are specialized metabolites with diverse bioactivities. They
are extensively used in the pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical and food industries. PNPs are …

Nicotiana benthamiana is a model plant, widely used for research. The susceptibility of
young plants to Agrobacterium tumefaciens has been utilised for transient gene expression …

Metabolic engineering has witnessed remarkable advancements, enabling successful large-
scale, cost-effective and efficient production of numerous compounds. However, the …

Squalene is a naturally occurring triterpene with wide industrial applications. Due to limited
natural resources, production of this valuable lipid in yeast is of high commercial relevance …

Building sustainable platforms to produce biofuels and specialty chemicals has become an
increasingly important strategy to supplement and replace fossil fuels and petrochemical …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an
unprecedented crisis, which has been exacerbated because specific drugs and treatments …

Presilphiperfolane‐type sesquiterpenes represent a unique group of atypical
sesquiterpenoids characterized by their distinctive tricyclic structure. They have significant …

Mitochondrial metabolism plays a pivotal role in regulating the synthesis of secondary
metabolites, which are crucial for the survival and adaptation of organisms. These …

Terpenes are diverse specialized metabolites naturally found within plants and have
important roles in inter-species communication, adaptation and interaction with the …

Synthetic biology tools have become increasingly prevalent as we look to nature for
biological approaches to complex problems. With an ever-growing global population, issues …