SOME CAVEATS FOR BIOENGINEERING TERPENOID METABOLISM IN PLANTS

Authors
MCCASKILL D CROTEAU R
Citation
D. Mccaskill et R. Croteau, SOME CAVEATS FOR BIOENGINEERING TERPENOID METABOLISM IN PLANTS, Trends in biotechnology, 16(8), 1998, pp. 349-355
Citations number
54
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Trends in biotechnology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01677799
Volume
16
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
349 - 355
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-7799(1998)16:8<349:SCFBTM>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The engineering of terpenoid formation in plants, although highly appe aling from a biotechnological viewpoint, is particularly challenging b ecause of the myriad of terpenoids produced from a single intermediate (isopentenyl diphosphate) and the complex organization and subtle reg ulatory features of the biosynthetic pathways. This article surveys ma ny of the biochemical issues that must be appreciated before attemptin g to develop rational strategies for the bioengineering of terpenoid b iosynthesis.