Genome-wide identification, functional and evolutionary analysis of terpene synthases in pineapple
Comput Biol Chem. 2017 Oct;70:40-48. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2017.05.010. Epub 2017 Jul 6. ABSTRACT Terpene synthases (TPSs) are vital for the biosynthesis of active terpenoids, which have...
Four terpene synthases contribute to the generation of chemotypes in tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia)
BMC Plant Biol. 2017 Oct 4;17(1):160. doi: 10.1186/s12870-017-1107-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Terpene rich leaves are a characteristic of Myrtaceae. There is significant qualitative variation in the...
Identification, characterization and distribution of terpene indole alkaloids in ethanolic extracts of Catharanthus roseus using high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry and the study of their geographical variation
Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2018 Feb 28;32(4):319-332. doi: 10.1002/rcm.8037. ABSTRACT RATIONALE: Catharanthus roseus is a well-known dicotyledonous medicinal plant containing diverse classes of bioactive terpene...
RNA sequencing on Amomum villosum Lour. induced by MeJA identifies the genes of WRKY and terpene synthases involved in terpene biosynthesis
Genome. 2018 Feb;61(2):91-102. doi: 10.1139/gen-2017-0142. ABSTRACT Amomum villosum Lour. is an important Chinese medicinal plant that has diverse medicinal functions, and mainly contains volatile terpenes....
Foliar Terpene Chemotypes and Herbivory Determine Variation in Plant Volatile Emissions
J Chem Ecol. 2018 Jan;44(1):51-61. doi: 10.1007/s10886-017-0919-8. Epub 2018 Jan 29. ABSTRACT Plants that synthesize and store terpenes in specialized cells accumulate large concentrations of...
Research development of ginkgo terpene lactones
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2018 Apr;43(7):1384-1391. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20180312.001. ABSTRACT Ginkgo terpene lactones, as an important active ingredient from Ginkgo leaves, has high medicinal values...
Terpene profiling, transcriptome analysis and characterization of cis-β-terpineol synthase from Ocimum
Physiol Mol Biol Plants. 2019 Jan;25(1):47-57. doi: 10.1007/s12298-018-0612-6. Epub 2018 Oct 6. ABSTRACT Ocimum species produces a varied mix of different metabolites that imparts immense...
The Terroir of Cannabis: Terpene Metabolomics as a Tool to Understand Cannabis sativa Selections
Planta Med. 2019 Jul;85(9-10):781-796. doi: 10.1055/a-0915-2550. Epub 2019 May 16. ABSTRACT The phytochemical diversity of Cannabis chemovars is not well understood, and many chemovars were...
Leaf Transcriptome Assembly of Protium copal (Burseraceae) and Annotation of Terpene Biosynthetic Genes
Genes (Basel). 2019 May 22;10(5):392. doi: 10.3390/genes10050392. ABSTRACT Plants in the Burseraceae are globally recognized for producing resins and essential oils with medicinal properties and...
Terpene core in selected aromatic and edible plants: Natural health improving agents
Adv Food Nutr Res. 2019;90:423-451. doi: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2019.02.009. Epub 2019 Mar 28. ABSTRACT Aromatic plants synthesize and produce aromatic molecules, among these compounds some of them...
The pro-apoptotic effect of a Terpene-rich Annona cherimola leaf extract on leukemic cell lines
BMC Complement Altern Med. 2019 Dec 12;19(1):365. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2768-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The edible fruit Annona cherimola has previously shown many nutritional and medicinal properties. The...
Terpene Synthases and Terpene Variation in Cannabis sativa
Plant Physiol. 2020 Sep;184(1):130-147. doi: 10.1104/pp.20.00593. Epub 2020 Jun 26. ABSTRACT Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) resin is the foundation of a multibillion dollar medicinal and recreational...
VERIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY OF GINKGO BILOBA L. LEAF EXTRACT AND ITS PRODUCTS PRESENT ON THE CROATIAN MARKET BY ANALYSIS OF QUANTITY AND RATIO OF GINKGO FLAVONE GLYCOSIDES (QUERCETIN, KAEMPFEROL AND ISORHAMNETIN) TO TERPENE TRILACTONES TO THE EFFECT OF UNMASKING COUNTERFEIT DRUGS ENDANGERING PATIENT HEALTH
Acta Clin Croat. 2019 Dec;58(4):672-692. doi: 10.20471/acc.2019.58.04.15. ABSTRACT Ginkgo biloba L. is the eldest plant growing on the Earth; preparations made of its leaves and...
Functional characterization of a new terpene synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus
PLoS One. 2020 Jul 2;15(7):e0235416. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235416. eCollection 2020. ABSTRACT Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng is an aromatic medicinal herb known for its therapeutic and nutritional...
Direct formation of the sesquiterpeonid ether liguloxide by a terpene synthase in Senecio scandens
Plant Mol Biol. 2021 Jan;105(1-2):55-64. doi: 10.1007/s11103-020-01068-x. Epub 2020 Sep 11. ABSTRACT SsLOS directly catalyzed formation of the sesquiterpenoid ether liguloxide in the medicinal plant...