Why do plants produce so many terpenoid compounds?

E Pichersky, RA Raguso - New Phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
All plants synthesize a suite of several hundred terpenoid compounds with roles that include
phytohormones, protein modification reagents, anti‐oxidants, and more. Different plant …

Metabolomics in the context of plant natural products research: From sample preparation to metabolite analysis

MA Salem, L Perez de Souza, A Serag, AR Fernie… - Metabolites, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plant-derived natural products have long been considered a valuable source of lead
compounds for drug development. Natural extracts are usually composed of hundreds to …

Understanding antimicrobial activities of phytochemicals against multidrug resistant bacteria and biofilms

M Simoes, RN Bennett, EAS Rosa - Natural product reports, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to November 2008New sources of antimicrobial products need to be identified
due to the existence and constant evolution of resistant microorganisms and phenotypes …

Essential oils as feed additives—Future perspectives

ZD Stevanović, J Bošnjak-Neumüller, I Pajić-Lijaković… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The inconsistency of phytogenic feed additives'(PFA) effects on the livestock industry poses
a risk for their use as a replacement for antibiotic growth promoters. The livestock market is …

CYP716A subfamily members are multifunctional oxidases in triterpenoid biosynthesis

EO Fukushima, H Seki, K Ohyama, E Ono… - Plant and Cell …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Triterpenoids are a diverse group of secondary metabolites that are associated with a variety
of biological activities. Oleanolic acid, ursolic acid and betulinic acid are common …

Engineering microbial factories for synthesis of value-added products

J Du, Z Shao, H Zhao - Journal of Industrial Microbiology and …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Microorganisms have become an increasingly important platform for the production of drugs,
chemicals, and biofuels from renewable resources. Advances in protein engineering …

Bioengineering of plant (tri)terpenoids: from metabolic engineering of plants to synthetic biology in vivo and in vitro

T Moses, J Pollier, JM Thevelein… - New Phytologist, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Terpenoids constitute a large and diverse class of natural products that serve many
functions in nature. Most of the tens of thousands of the discovered terpenoids are …

Metabolic engineering of microorganisms for the synthesis of plant natural products

J Marienhagen, M Bott - Journal of biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
Of more than 200,000 plant natural products known to date, many demonstrate important
pharmacological activities or are of biotechnological significance. However, isolation from …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies on biosynthesis and production of bioactive compounds in medicinal plants

M Guo, H Lv, H Chen, S Dong, J Zhang, W Liu… - Chinese herbal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Medicinal plants are a valuable source of essential medicines and herbal products for
healthcare and disease therapy. Compared with chemical synthesis and extraction, the …

BioCO2–A multidisciplinary, biological approach using solar energy to capture CO2 while producing H2 and high value products

K Skjånes, P Lindblad, J Muller - Biomolecular engineering, 2007 - Elsevier
Many areas of algae technology have developed over the last decades, and there is an
established market for products derived from algae, dominated by health food and …