[EN] BackgroundIsoprenoids are a very large class of metabolites playing a key role in plant physiological processes such as growth, stress resistance, fruit flavor, and color. In chloroplasts and chromoplasts, the diterpene ...
Barja, M. Victoria; RODRIGUEZ CONCEPCIÓN, M.(Springer, 2021-05-30)
[EN] Plant isoprenoids (also known as terpenes or terpenoids) are a wide family of primary and secondary
metabolites with multiple functions. In particular, most photosynthesis-related isoprenoids (including
carotenoids ...
[EN] Geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) produced by GGPP synthase (GGPPS) serves as a precursor for many plastidial isoprenoids, including carotenoids. Phytoene synthase (PSY) converts GGPP into phytoene, the first committed ...