Tilting Plant Metabolism for Improved Metabolite Biosynthesis and Enhanced Human Benefit

The immense chemical diversity of plant-derived secondary metabolites coupled with their vast array of biological functions has seen this group of compounds attract considerable research interest across a range of research disciplines. Medicinal and aromatic plants, in particular, have been exploited for this biogenic pool of phytochemicals for products such as pharmaceuticals, fragrances, dyes, and insecticides, among others. With consumers showing increasing interests in these products, innovative biotechnological techniques are being developed and employed to alter plant secondary metabolism in efforts to improve on the quality and quantity of specific metabolites of interest. This review provides an overview of the biosynthesis for phytochemical compounds with medicinal and other related properties and their associated biological activities. It also provides an insight into how their biosynthesis/biosynthetic pathways have been modified/altered to enhance production.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 20(2015), 7 vom: 13. Juli, Seite 12698-731

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ncube, Bhekumthetho [VerfasserIn]
Van Staden, Johannes [VerfasserIn]

Links:

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Themen:

Alkaloids
Bioactivity
Biosynthesis
Coloring Agents
Flavonoids
Insecticides
Journal Article
Metabolism
Phytochemicals
Plant secondary metabolite
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Tannins
Terpenes

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.04.2016

Date Revised 05.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules200712698

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM250972778