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Terpenoid Biosynthesis Pathway

Known as: terpenoid anabolism, Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis, terpenoid formation 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of terpenoids, any member of a class of compounds characterized by an isoprenoid… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Suppression of terpenoid synthesis in plants by a virus promotes its mutualism with vectors.
Vectors often perform better on plants infected with pathogens, and this promotes the spread of pathogens. However, few studies… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Novel Marine Phenazines as Potential Cancer Chemopreventive and Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Two new (1 and 2) and one known phenazine derivative (lavanducyanin, 3) were isolated and identified from the fermentation broth… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
New genes in the strigolactone-related shoot branching pathway.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Exogenous application of methyl jasmonate elicits defenses in Norway spruce (Picea abies) and reduces host colonization by the bark beetle Ips typographus
The terpenoid and phenolic constituents of conifers have been implicated in protecting trees from infestation by bark beetles and… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Methyl jasmonate treatment of mature Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees increases the accumulation of terpenoid resin components and protects against infection by Ceratocystis polonica, a bark beetle…
When conifers such as Picea abies Karst. (Norway spruce) are attacked by insects or pathogens, they often respond by producing… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
An overview of the non-mevalonate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis in plants
Terpenoids are known to have many important biological and physiological functions. Some of them are also known for their… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Progress in plant metabolic engineering
Plants have been estimated to collectively synthesize more than 30,000 different terpenoids, of which many have useful… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Biosynthesis of terpenoids: YgbB protein converts 4-diphosphocytidyl-2C-methyl-D-erythritol 2-phosphate to 2C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate.
In many microorganisms, the putative orthologs of the Escherichia coli ygbB gene are tightly linked or fused to putative… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Involvement of the octadecanoid pathway and protein phosphorylation in fungal elicitor-induced expression of terpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthetic genes in catharanthus roseus
Two key genes in terpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis, Tdc and Str, encoding tryptophan decarboxylase and strictosidine… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Chemical Defense Against Diverse Coral-Reef Herbivores.
Five secondary metabolites from tropical marine algae and one related compound from an herbivorous sea-hare (Aplysidae) were… 
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