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ArticleNature communications2025

Systematic biotechnological production of isoprenoid analogs with bespoke carbon skeletons.

Lina Wang, Mads Rosenfeldt, Aikaterini Koutsaviti, Maria Harizani, Yong Zhao, Nattawat Leelahakorn, Axelle Frachon, Morten H Raadam, Karel Miettinen, Irini Pateraki and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Lina WangBiochemical Engineering Group, Plant Biochemistry Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
Mads RosenfeldtBiochemical Engineering Group, Plant Biochemistry Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
Aikaterini KoutsavitiSection of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, Athens, 15771, Greece.
Maria HarizaniSection of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, Athens, 15771, Greece.
Yong ZhaoBiochemical Engineering Group, Plant Biochemistry Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0423-5232
Nattawat LeelahakornBiochemical Engineering Group, Plant Biochemistry Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1327-6500
Axelle FrachonEvodiaBio ApS, Islevdalvej 211, 2610, Rødovre, Denmark.
Morten H RaadamBiochemical Engineering Group, Plant Biochemistry Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6796-0079
Karel MiettinenBiochemical Engineering Group, Plant Biochemistry Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2496-8924
Irini PaterakiBiochemical Engineering Group, Plant Biochemistry Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7526-2334
Efstathia IoannouSection of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, Athens, 15771, Greece. eioannou@pharm.uoa.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3103-4951
Sotirios C KampranisBiochemical Engineering Group, Plant Biochemistry Section, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871, Frederiksberg C, Denmark. soka@plen.ku.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6208-1684

Funding

China Scholarship Council (CSC) 201909370090Det Frie Forskningsråd (Danish Council for Independent Research) 4258-00065BNovo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation) NNF19OC0055204Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation) NNF22OC0080100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural products are widely used as pharmaceuticals, flavors, fragrances, and cosmetic ingredients. Synthesizing and evaluating analogs of natural products can considerably expand their applications. However, the chemical synthesis of analogs of natural products is severely hampered by their highly complex structures. This is particularly evident in isoprenoids, the largest class of natural products. Here, we develop a yeast cell-based biocatalytic method that enables the systematic biotechnological production of analogs of different classes of isoprenoids (including monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, triterpenoids, and cannabinoids) with additional carbons in their skeletons. We demonstrate the applicability of this approach through two proof-of-concept studies: the biosynthesis of the highly valued aroma ingredient ethyllinalool, and the production of cannabinoid analogs with improved cannabinoid receptor agonism. This method is simple, readily adaptable to any cell factory, and enables the tailored expansion of the isoprenoid chemical space to identify molecules with improved properties and the biotechnological production of valuable compounds.

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BiotechnologyCarbonSaccharomyces cerevisiaeTerpenesBiological ProductsCannabinoidsHumansBiological ProductsCannabinoidsCarbonTerpenes

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PMID40025103
PMCPMC11873216

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