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Hyperaccumulation of fucoxanthin by enhancing methylerythritol phosphate pathway in Phaeodactylum tricornutum
AbstractThe established human health benefits of carotenoids along with the contemporary consumption of natural carotenoids bring the necessity to...
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5 Sterol metabolism and functions in higher plants
Higher plants synthesize a bewildering array of sterols, with sitosterol, stigmasterol, and 24-methylcholesterol as major compounds. All plant...
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RNA sequencing in Artemisia annua L explored the genetic and metabolic responses to hardly soluble aluminum phosphate treatment
Artemisia annua L. is a medicinal plant valued for its ability to produce artemisinin, a molecule used to treat malaria. Plant nutrients, especially...
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Evidence for Methylerythritol Pathway (MEP) Contributions to Zerumbone Biosynthesis as Revealed by Expression Analysis of Regulatory Genes and Metabolic Inhibitors Studies
Sesquiterpenoid Zerumbone, the principal secondary metabolite in Zingiber zerumbet Smith, has been identified as the putative molecule conferring...
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Effect of Environmental Factors on Essential Oil Biosynthesis, Chemical Stability, and Yields
Essential oils are major secondary metabolites of aromatic plants and composed of complex mixture of terpenoids and phenylpropanoids components....
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The non-mevalonate pathway requires a delicate balance of intermediates to maximize terpene production
AbstractTerpenes are valuable industrial chemicals whose demands are increasingly being met by bioengineering microbes such as E. coli . Although the...
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Engineering plant family TPS into cyanobacterial host for terpenoids production
Terpenoids are synthesized naturally by plants as secondary metabolites, and are diverse and complex in structure with multiple applications in...
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The Capsicum terpenoid biosynthetic module is affected by spider-mite herbivory
In response to herbivory, Capsicum annuum leaves adapt their specialized metabolome that may protect the plant against herbivore feeding either...
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Effects of phosphorus stress on the growth and secondary metabolism of Artemisia argyi
Phosphorus is essential in critical plant processes such as signaling, photosynthesis, energy metabolism, and enzyme activity during respiration....
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Genome-based identification and comparative analysis of enzymes for carotenoid biosynthesis in microalgae
AbstractMicroalgae are potential feedstocks for the commercial production of carotenoids, however, the metabolic pathways for carotenoid biosynthesis...
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Multilevel interactions between native and ectopic isoprenoid pathways affect global metabolism in rice
Isoprenoids are natural products derived from isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). In plants, these precursors are...
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Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis provides insights into aromatic volatiles formation in Cinnamomum cassia bark at different harvesting times
BackgroundCinnamomum cassia Presl, classified in the Lauraceae family, is widely used as a spice, but also in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Aroma...
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Identifying Key In Silico Knockout for Enhancement of Limonene Yield Through Dynamic Metabolic Modelling
Living cells display dynamic and complex behaviors. To understand their response and to infer novel insights not possible with traditional...
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Cloning and functional analysis of the DXR gene and promoter region in Osmanthus fragrans var. semperflorens
The precise biological function and activity of the deoxylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR ) gene and its promoter in Osmanthus fragrans var. s emperflorens...
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Description of Microbacterium luteum sp. nov., Microbacterium cremeum sp. nov., and Microbacterium atlanticum sp. nov., three novel C50 carotenoid producing bacteria
We have identified three Microbacterium strains, A18JL200 T , NY27 T , and WY121 T , that produce C50 carotenoids. Taxonomy shows they represent three...
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Current Trends on Phytochemicals Toward Herbal Medicine Development
Traditional plants are the most promising source of phytochemicals for creating herbal medicines. Numerous biosynthetic metabolic networks are...
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Genetic dissection of lutein content in common wheat via association and linkage map**
Key messageGenetic architecture controlling grain lutein content of common wheat was investigated through an integration of genome-wide association...
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Current Trends on Phytochemicals Toward Herbal Medicine Development
Traditional plants are the most promising source of phytochemicals for creating herbal medicines. Numerous biosynthetic metabolic networks are...
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Sclareol and linalyl acetate are produced by glandular trichomes through the MEP pathway
Sclareol, an antifungal specialized metabolite produced by clary sage, Salvia sclarea , is the starting plant natural molecule used for the...
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Advances in regulating vitamin K2 production through metabolic engineering strategies
Vitamin K 2 (menaquinone, VK 2 , MK) is an essential lipid-soluble vitamin that plays critical roles in inhibiting cell ferroptosis, improving blood...
