Secondary metabolism in plants gives rise to a vast array of small-molecule natural
products. The discovery of operon-like gene clusters in plants has provided a new …

Plant natural products (PNPs) are the main sources of drugs, food additives, and new
biofuels and have become a hotspot in synthetic biology. In the past two decades, the …

Plant-derived natural products are a specific class of active substances with numerous
applications in the medical, energy, and industrial fields. Many of these substances are in …

Plant natural products have been extensively exploited in food, medicine, flavor, cosmetic,
renewable fuel, and other industrial sectors. Synthetic biology has recently emerged as a …

Vinblastine is a chemotherapy agent produced by the plant Catharanthus roseus in small
quantities. Currently, vinblastine is sourced by isolation or semisynthesis. Nicotiana …

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 …

Tea, the second most popular nonalcoholic beverage consumed worldwide, is favoured by
billions of consumers due to its special flavour and numerous health benefits (Higdon and …

Highlights•New toolkits allow increased precision and control over gene expression in
planta.•The workflow of synthetic biology includes the phases of design, build, and …

Plant-based heterologous expression systems can be leveraged to produce high-value
therapeutics, industrially important proteins, metabolites, and bioproducts. The production …

The ginsenoside Rg3 found in Panax species has extensive pharmacological properties, in
particular anti‐cancer effects. However, its natural yield in Panax plants is limited. Here, we …