Essential oils are complex mixtures of hydrocarbons and their oxygenated derivatives
arising from two different isoprenoid pathways. Essential oils are produced by glandular …

Forest trees are a major source of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). Terpenes
and terpenoids are known as the main BVOCs of forest aerosols. These compounds have …

The cannabis leaf is iconic, but it is the flowers of cannabis that are consumed for the
psychoactive and medicinal effects of their specialized metabolites. Cannabinoid …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by plants serve as information and defense
chemicals in mutualistic and antagonistic interactions and mitigate effects of abiotic stress …

The liverwort Marchantia polymorpha has been utilized as a model for biological studies
since the 18th century. In the past few decades, there has been a Renaissance in its …

Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) plants produce and accumulate a terpene-rich resin in
glandular trichomes, which are abundant on the surface of the female inflorescence …

From the perspectives of pathway evolution, discovery and engineering of plant specialized
metabolism, the nature of the biosynthetic routes represents a critical aspect. Classical …

Terpenoids are the largest group of plant specialized (secondary) metabolites. These
naturally occurring chemical compounds are highly diverse in chemical structure. Although …

Plants are rich repository of a large number of chemical compounds collectively referred to
as specialized metabolites. These compounds are of importance for adaptive processes …

The evolution of chemical complexity has been a major driver of plant diversification, with
novel compounds serving as key innovations. The species-rich mint family (Lamiaceae) …