Systemic and cerebral exposure to and pharmacokinetics of flavonols and terpene lactones after dosing standardized Ginkgo biloba leaf extracts to rats via different routes of administration
Br J Pharmacol. 2013 Sep;170(2):440-57. doi: 10.1111/bph.12285. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Flavonols and terpene lactones are putatively responsible for the properties of Ginkgo biloba leaf...
Tangy scent in Toona sinensis (Meliaceae) leaflets: isolation, functional characterization, and regulation of TsTPS1 and TsTPS2, two key terpene synthase genes in the biosynthesis of the scent compound
Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2012 Dec;13(15):2721-32. doi: 10.2174/138920112804724864. ABSTRACT Toona sinensis (Chinese Mahogany; Meliaceae), a subtropical deciduous tree, has a tangy scent resembling a mix of...
The organ-specific expression of terpene synthase genes contributes to the terpene hydrocarbon composition of chamomile essential oils
BMC Plant Biol. 2012 Jun 8;12:84. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-12-84. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The essential oil of chamomile, one of the oldest and agronomically most important medicinal plant...
Bismuth(III) reagents in steroid and terpene chemistry
Molecules. 2011 Apr 4;16(4):2884-913. doi: 10.3390/molecules16042884. ABSTRACT Steroid and terpene chemistry still have a great impact on medicinal chemistry. Therefore, the development of new reactions...
Terpene synthases from Cannabis sativa
PLoS One. 2017 Mar 29;12(3):e0173911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173911. eCollection 2017. ABSTRACT Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) plants produce and accumulate a terpene-rich resin in glandular trichomes, which are...
The terpene synthase gene family in Tripterygium wilfordii harbors a labdane-type diterpene synthase among the monoterpene synthase TPS-b subfamily
Plant J. 2017 Feb;89(3):429-441. doi: 10.1111/tpj.13410. Epub 2017 Feb 14. ABSTRACT Tripterygium wilfordii (Celastraceae) is a medicinal plant with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. Identification of...
Profiling of the Terpene Metabolome in Carrot Fruits of Wild ( Daucus carota L. ssp. carota) Accessions and Characterization of a Geraniol Synthase
J Agric Food Chem. 2018 Mar 14;66(10):2378-2386. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b03596. Epub 2016 Oct 6. ABSTRACT Fruits from wild carrot ( Daucus carota L. ssp. carota) have...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...