Metabolic Engineering of Terpene Metabolism in Lavender

Overview

Journal Beni Suef Univ J Basic Appl Sci

Publisher Springer Nature

Date 2024 Jul 11

PMID 38988370

Authors

Ojo Michael Oseni

Reza Sajaditabar

Soheil S Mahmoud

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Abstract

Background: Several members of the Lamiaceae family of plants produce large amounts of essential oil [EO] that find extensive applications in the food, cosmetics, personal hygiene, and alternative medicine industries. There is interest in enhancing EO metabolism in these plants.

Main Body: Lavender produces a valuable EO that is highly enriched in monoterpenes, the C class of the isoprenoids or terpenoids. In recent years, substantial effort has been made by researchers to study terpene metabolism and enhance lavender EO through plant biotechnology. This paper reviews recent advances related to the cloning of lavender monoterpene biosynthetic genes and metabolic engineering attempts aimed at improving the production of lavender monoterpenes in plants and microbes.

Conclusion: Metabolic engineering has led to the improvement of EO quality and yield in several plants, including lavender. Furthermore, several biologically active EO constituents have been produced in microorganisms.

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