<? xm-replace_text {Heading}?> Abstract Terpenoids (isoprenoids) represent the largest
and most diverse class of chemicals among the myriad compounds produced by plants …

Carotenoids are isoprenoid molecules that are widespread in nature and are typically seen
as pigments in fruits, flowers, birds and crustacea. Animals are unable to synthesise …

The general scheme of carotenoid biosynthesis has been known for more than three
decades. However, molecular description of the pathway in plants began only in the 1990s …

Plants synthesize an enormous variety of metabolites that can be classified into two groups
based on their function: primary metabolites, which participate in nutrition and essential …

Metalloenzymes are central to a wide range of essential biological activities, including
nucleic acid modification, protein degradation, and many others. The role of metalloenzymes …

In plants, the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate, the
central intermediates in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids, is compartmentalized: the …

The initial step of the plastidic 2C-methyl-d-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway that
produces isopentenyl diphosphate is catalyzed by 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate …

Carotenoids form one of the most important classes of plant pigments and play a crucial role
in defining the quality parameters of fruit and vegetables. Their role in the plant is to act as …

Recently, a mevalonate-independent pathway was discovered in bacteria and plants that
leads to the formation of isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate, the two …

When compared to other organisms, plants are atypical with respect to isoprenoid
biosynthesis: they utilize two distinct and separately compartmentalized pathways to build …