Metabolic Engineering of Terpenoid Biosynthesis
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (12 April 2024) | Viewed by 2191
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metabolic engineering is a field of study that involves modifying the metabolic pathways within an organism to enhance its production of certain compounds or substances. One particularly significant area of metabolic engineering is the engineering of terpenoid biosynthesis. Terpenoids are a diverse and abundant group of natural products found throughout nature, with numerous important biological functions and applications in the fragrance, flavor, and pharmaceutical industries. Examples of terpenoids include menthol, camphor, and artemisinin.
The metabolic engineering of terpenoid biosynthesis can be achieved through various methods, such as introducing new enzymes into the metabolic pathway, altering the expression levels of existing enzymes, or modifying the regulation of the pathway. The goal is to optimize the production of specific terpenoids within an organism.
This area of research has the potential to create new and improved terpenoid-based products with numerous benefits for various industries, including medicine. This Special Issue welcomes the submission of various types of articles, such as original research papers, perspectives, hypotheses, opinions, reviews, modeling approaches, and methods, that explore changes in the metabolic engineering of terpenoid biosynthesis and how the application of metabolic engineering can alter the amount and diversity of terpenoids in different species, including aromatic plants.
Prof. Dr. Abdelhakim Bouyahya
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- terpenoid
- metabolic engineering
- biosynthesis
- biological application
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