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Biosynthesis of Plant Isoprenoids: Perspectives for Microbial Engineering

Kirby, James, Keasling, Jay D.·2009·Annual Review of Plant Biology

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Isoprenoids are a large and highly diverse group of natural products with many functions in plant primary and secondary metabolism. Isoprenoids are synthesized from common prenyl diphosphate precursors through the action of terpene synthases and terpene-modifying enzymes such as cytochrome P450 monooxygenases. Many isoprenoids have important applications in areas such as human health and nutrition, and much effort has been directed toward their production in microbial hosts. However, many hurdles must be overcome in the elucidation and functional microbial expression of the genes responsible for biosynthesis of an isoprenoid of interest. Here, we review investigations into isoprenoid function and gene discovery in plants as well as the latest advances in isoprenoid pathway engineering in both plant and microbial hosts.

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  • To date, terpene accumulation for fuels has not been a large focus of algal biology, since many terpenes and derivatives have properties that make them more valuable for other uses.

    “To date, terpene accumulation for fuels has not been a large focus of algal biology, since many terpenes and terpene derivatives have properties that make them more valuable for other uses, such as flavor, fragrances and antibiotics [164,165]”

    From Biofuels from algae: Challenges and potential (2010) · cites this paper as [165]

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Authors
Kirby, J., & Keasling, J. D.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
Venue
Annual Review of Plant Biology
Published
2009-06-01
Volume
60
Issue
1
Pages
335-355
ISSN
  • 1543-5008 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-2123
OpenAlex
W2143814332
Cited by
478
References
105
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annual Review of Plant Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
Keywords
terpenoids, isoprenoid biosynthesis, terpene synthase, cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, microbial engineering, pathway engineering, plant secondary metabolism, gene discovery, heterologous expression
MeSH terms
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System, Mutation, Plants, Terpenes, Gene Expression, Genes, Plant

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