Integrative Biology Journals

Natural Products and Bioprospecting ›› 2014, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (2): 59-72.DOI: 10.1007/s13659-014-0012-8

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Diterpene Synthases and Their Responsible Cyclic Natural Products

Hai-Yan Gong1,2, Ying Zeng1, Xiao-Ya Chen3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming 650201, China;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3. National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Received:2014-01-20 Revised:2014-03-23 Online:2018-02-11 Published:2014-04-24
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by grants from the National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, and from the State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China.

Diterpene Synthases and Their Responsible Cyclic Natural Products

Hai-Yan Gong1,2, Ying Zeng1, Xiao-Ya Chen3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming 650201, China;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    3. National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
  • 通讯作者: Ying Zeng,e-mail:biochem@mail.kib.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This study was supported by grants from the National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, and from the State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China.

Abstract: This review provides an overview of diterpene synthases which were initially identified via genetic and/or biochemical means, traversing all organisms researched to date.

Key words: Biosynthesis, cDNA, Cyclase, Diterpenoid, Eriocalyxin B

摘要: This review provides an overview of diterpene synthases which were initially identified via genetic and/or biochemical means, traversing all organisms researched to date.

关键词: Biosynthesis, cDNA, Cyclase, Diterpenoid, Eriocalyxin B