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...
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...
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...
Treatment of Ginkgo biloba with Exogenous Sodium Selenite Affects Its Physiological Growth, Changes Its Phytohormones, and Synthesizes Its Terpene Lactones
Molecules. 2022 Nov 3;27(21):7548. doi: 10.3390/molecules27217548. ABSTRACT Ginkgolide is a unique terpenoid natural compound in Ginkgo biloba, and it has an important medicinal value. Proper...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Functional characterization of four mono-terpene synthases (TPSs) provided insight into the biosynthesis of volatile monoterpenes in the medicinal herb Blumea balsamifera
Physiol Mol Biol Plants. 2023 Apr;29(4):459-469. doi: 10.1007/s12298-023-01306-8. Epub 2023 Apr 29. ABSTRACT Blumea balsamifera, a wooden plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, is a...
Creation of New Oregano Genotypes with Different Terpene Chemotypes via Inter- and Intraspecific Hybridization
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 15;24(8):7320. doi: 10.3390/ijms24087320. ABSTRACT Oregano is a medicinal and aromatic plant of value in the pharmaceutical, food, feed additive,...
Terpene biosynthesis in marine sponge animals
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Feb 28;120(9):e2220934120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2220934120. Epub 2023 Feb 21. ABSTRACT Sea sponges are the largest marine source of...
Genome mining of cryptic bisabolenes that were biosynthesized by intramembrane terpene synthases from Antrodia cinnamomea
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 Feb 27;378(1871):20220033. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0033. Epub 2023 Jan 11. ABSTRACT Terpenoids represent the largest structural family of...
The Biosynthetic Gene Cluster of Mushroom-Derived Antrocin Encodes Two Dual-Functional Haloacid Dehalogenase-like Terpene Cyclases
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2023 Feb 20;62(9):e202215566. doi: 10.1002/anie.202215566. Epub 2023 Jan 23. ABSTRACT (-)-Antrocin (1), produced by the medicinal mushroom Antrodia cinnamomea, is...
Terpenoid VOC profiles and functional characterization of terpene synthases in diploid and tetraploid cytotypes of Chrysanthemum indicum L
Plant Physiol Biochem. 2023 Jul;200:107766. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107766. Epub 2023 May 16. ABSTRACT Chrysanthemum indicum L. is a valuable medicinal plant with diploid and tetraploid forms...
Comprehensive identification of terpene synthase genes and organ-dependent accumulation of terpenoid volatiles in a traditional medicinal plant Angelica archangelica L
Plant Biotechnol (Tokyo). 2022 Dec 25;39(4):391-404. doi: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.1006a. ABSTRACT Angelica archangelica L. is a traditional medicinal plant of Nordic origin that produces an unusual amount...