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A Comprehensive Review of Plant Volatile Terpenoids, Elucidating Interactions with Surroundings, Systematic Synthesis, Regulation, and Targeted Engineering Production.

Wei Jin, Zhongzhou Yang, Kedong Xu, Qiuping Liu, Qi Luo, Lili Li, Xiaohong Xiang

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Review in Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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  3. Do Nectar Guides in Flowers of TwoPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Wei JinCollege of Life Science and Agriculture, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China.
Zhongzhou YangKey Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding and Bioreactor, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China.
Kedong XuKey Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding and Bioreactor, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China.
Qiuping LiuCollege of Life Science and Agriculture, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China.
Qi LuoKey Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding and Bioreactor, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China.
Lili LiCollege of Life Science and Agriculture, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China.
Xiaohong XiangSchool of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 401331, China.

Funding

Henan Province Science and technology research project 222102110057, 242102110299Projects of the Joint Fund of Henan Province's Science and Technology Research and Develop-ment Program (Industrial Category) 225101610054the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province 232300420283
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plants require a flexible avoidance mechanism as they need to cope with external stimuli and challenges through complex specialized metabolites, among which volatile terpenoids make outstanding contributions, acting as key media signal substances in the cooperation between plants and surrounding organisms. In recent decades, the research on the identification and functional characterization of terpenoid synthase and factors regulating metabolic shunts has gained significant attention, leading to substantial progress and notable achievements. However, with the popularization of terpenoids in insect and disease prevention, medical care, cosmetics, and other fields, coupled with increasing resistance to artificially produced chemical products, the demand for natural terpenoids has outpaced supply, prompting the emergence and popularity of targeted engineering for the mass production of terpenoids using microorganisms and plants as platforms. In this paper, we provide a detailed overview of the key knowledge and research progress of volatile terpenoids with regard to multiple functions, complex synthetic pathways, key terpenoid synthase genes, related regulatory factors, and target engineering.

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regulatory factorstarget engineeringterpenoid synthase genesvolatile terpenoids

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PMID40427655
PMCPMC12108659

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