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ReviewMolecular biotechnology2026

Beyond Tanacetum cinerariifolium: Advances in Pyrethrins Biosynthesis and Prospects for Engineered Cell Factories.

Francisco Javier Astorga Ríos, Henrik Toft Simonsen

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Review in Molecular biotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Francisco Javier Astorga RíosDepartment of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Henrik Toft SimonsenLaboratoire de Biotechnologies Végétales Appliquées aux Plantes Aromatiques et Médicinales, CNRS, LBVpam UMR 5079, Université Jean Monnet, 23 Rue du Dr Paul Michelon, 42023, Saint-Étienne, France. henrik.toft.simonsen@univ-st-etienne.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3070-807X

Funding

Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo 72210085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pyrethrins are powerful natural insecticides traditionally extracted from the flowers of Tanacetum cinerariifolium. While effective and environmentally friendly, their agricultural production is limited by genetic variability, environmental factors, and labor-intensive cultivation. Advances in understanding the pyrethrin biosynthetic pathway, including the discovery and heterologous synthesis of key enzymes, have created new opportunities to rethink production methods. This review covers current knowledge of pyrethrin biosynthesis, focusing on precursor pathways and the challenges that hinder their heterologous production. We also discuss the remaining gaps and how synthetic biology and metabolic engineering can solve these issues. By shifting the focus from traditional flower farming to engineered cell factories, we suggest a new approach for achieving scalable, consistent, and sustainable pyrethrin production.

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Chrysanthemum cinerariifoliumInsecticidesMetabolic EngineeringPyrethrinsBiosynthetic PathwaysSynthetic BiologyInsecticidesPyrethrinsCell factoriesHeterologous productionMEP pathwayMetabolic engineeringPentose phosphate pathwayPyrethrins pathwayTanacetum cinerariifolium

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