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isoprenoid biosynthetic process

Known as: isoprenoid formation, isoprenoid synthesis, isoprenoid anabolism 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any isoprenoid compound, isoprene (2-methylbuta-1,3-diene) or compounds containing… 
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isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthesispolyterpene biosynthetic process
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Chimeras of Two Isoprenoid Synthases Catalyze All Four Coupling Reactions in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis
The carbon skeletons of over 55,000 naturally occurring isoprenoid compounds are constructed from four fundamental coupling… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The Arabidopsis IspH Homolog Is Involved in the Plastid Nonmevalonate Pathway of Isoprenoid Biosynthesis
Plant isoprenoids are synthesized via two independent pathways, the cytosolic mevalonate (MVA) pathway and the plastid… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Metabolic engineering of isoprenoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis for the production of taxadiene, the first committed precursor of Taxol
Paclitaxel (Taxol) is a widely used anticancer isoprenoid produced by the secondary metabolism of yew (Taxus sp.) trees. However… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The deoxyxylulose phosphate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis: Studies on the mechanisms of the reactions catalyzed by IspG and IspH protein
Earlier in vivo studies have shown that the sequential action of the IspG and IspH proteins is essential for the reductive… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Isoprenoid biosynthesis via the methylerythritol phosphate pathway: the (E)‐4‐hydroxy‐3‐methylbut‐2‐enyl diphosphate reductase (LytB/IspH) from Escherichia coli is a [4Fe–4S] protein
Review
2002
Review
2002
Central role of peroxisomes in isoprenoid biosynthesis.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
1-Deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase and plastid isoprenoid biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening.
The recently discovered 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway for the biosynthesis of plastid isoprenoids (including… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Targeting Rho in cardiovascular disease.
What began as molecular switches linking cell surface receptors to the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton has now emerged… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Attenuate Vascular Smooth Muscle Proliferation by Preventing Rho GTPase-induced Down-regulation of p27 Kip1 *
The mechanism by which platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) regulates vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) DNA synthesis is unknown… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase: a core enzyme in isoprenoid biosynthesis. A review of its biochemistry and function.
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