Characterization of a novel levopimaradiene synthase gene responsible for the biosynthesis of terpene trilactones in Ginkgo biloba
Plant Signal Behav. 2021 Apr 3;16(4):1885906. doi: 10.1080/15592324.2021.1885906. Epub 2021 Feb 11. ABSTRACT Terpene trilactones (TTLs) are the main medicinal compounds of Ginkgo biloba. Levopimaradiene...
Combined Analysis of Volatile Terpenoid Metabolism and Transcriptome Reveals Transcription Factors Related to Terpene Synthase in Two Cultivars of Dendrobium officinale Flowers
Front Genet. 2021 Apr 22;12:661296. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.661296. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Dendrobium officinale is a kind of traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Its flowers could be used...
ATP Drives Efficient Terpene Biosynthesis in Marine Thraustochytrids
mBio. 2021 Jun 29;12(3):e0088121. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00881-21. Epub 2021 Jun 29. ABSTRACT Understanding carbon flux controlling mechanisms in a tangled metabolic network is an essential question...
Genome-Wide Differential Methylation Profiles from Two Terpene-Rich Medicinal Plant Extracts Administered in Osteoarthritis Rats
Plants (Basel). 2021 Jun 2;10(6):1132. doi: 10.3390/plants10061132. ABSTRACT Extracts from the plants Phlomis umbrosa and Dipsacus asperoides-which are widely used in Korean and Chinese traditional...
A Review of the Potential Use of Pinene and Linalool as Terpene-Based Medicines for Brain Health: Discovering Novel Therapeutics in the Flavours and Fragrances of Cannabis
Front Psychiatry. 2021 Aug 26;12:583211. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.583211. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT “Medicinal cannabis” is defined as the use of cannabis-based products for the treatment of an...
Terpene Research Is Providing New Inspiration for Scientists
Molecules. 2021 Sep 9;26(18):5480. doi: 10.3390/molecules26185480. ABSTRACT This current Special Issue of Molecules gathers selected communications on terpenes and terpene derivatives, clearly demonstrating the sustained...
Genome of Ganoderma Species Provides Insights Into the Evolution, Conifers Substrate Utilization, and Terpene Synthesis for Ganoderma tsugae
Front Microbiol. 2021 Sep 16;12:724451. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.724451. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Ganoderma tsugae is an endemic medicinal mushroom in Northeast China, providing important source of pharmaceutical...
Functional Characterization of a New Bifunctional Terpene Synthase LpNES1 from a Medicinal Plant Laggera pter odonta
J Oleo Sci. 2021 Nov 3;70(11):1641-1650. doi: 10.5650/jos.ess21172. Epub 2021 Oct 12. ABSTRACT Laggera pterodonta, known in China as ‘Choulingdan’ for its stimulous odor, has...
Functional identification of the terpene synthase family involved in diterpenoid alkaloids biosynthesis in Aconitum carmichaelii
Acta Pharm Sin B. 2021 Oct;11(10):3310-3321. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2021.04.008. Epub 2021 Apr 18. ABSTRACT Aconitum carmichaelii is a high-value medicinal herb widely used across China, Japan,...
Multivariate classification of cannabis chemovars based on their terpene and cannabinoid profiles
Phytochemistry. 2022 Aug;200:113215. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113215. Epub 2022 Apr 26. ABSTRACT Cannabis is used to treat various medical conditions, and lines are commonly classified according to...
Effects of Culture Mechanism of Cinnamomum kanehirae and C. camphora on the Expression of Genes Related to Terpene Biosynthesis in Antrodia cinnamomea
Mycobiology. 2022 Apr 21;50(2):121-131. doi: 10.1080/12298093.2022.2059156. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT The rare edible and medicinal fungus Antrodia cinnamomea has a substantial potential for development. In this...
Chromosome-level genome assembly and functional characterization of terpene synthases provide insights into the volatile terpenoid biosynthesis of Wurfbainia villosa
Plant J. 2022 Nov;112(3):630-645. doi: 10.1111/tpj.15968. Epub 2022 Sep 28. ABSTRACT Wurfbainia villosa is a well-known medicinal and edible plant that is widely cultivated in...
Use of near-infrared spectroscopy for the classification of medicinal cannabis cultivars and the prediction of their cannabinoid and terpene contents
Phytochemistry. 2022 Sep 19;204:113445. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113445. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Cannabis sativa L. is used to treat a wide variety of medical conditions, in...
Optimal Treatment with Cannabis Extracts Formulations Is Gained via Knowledge of Their Terpene Content and via Enrichment with Specifically Selected Monoterpenes and Monoterpenoids
Molecules. 2022 Oct 15;27(20):6920. doi: 10.3390/molecules27206920. ABSTRACT Differences between therapeutic effects of medical cannabis inflorescences and those of their extracts are generally attributed to the...
Impacts of Different Light Spectra on CBD, CBDA and Terpene Concentrations in Relation to the Flower Positions of Different Cannabis Sativa L. Strains
Plants (Basel). 2022 Oct 13;11(20):2695. doi: 10.3390/plants11202695. ABSTRACT Cannabis is one of the oldest cultivated plants, but plant breeding and cultivation are restricted by country-specific...