title: Microbial biosynthesis of medicinally important plant secondary metabolites.
abstract: Secondary metabolites derived from plants are a valuable source of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics. To harness the potential of these natural products, reliable methods must be developed for their rapid and sustainable resupply. Microbial production of plant secondary metabolites through the heterologous expression of plant biosynthetic genes represents one such solution. This highlight focuses on recent advances in the microbial biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites including terpenoids, flavonoids, and alkaloids as well as providing a brief insight into the current limitations and future prospects.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Global Top 5 Research Program, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea. joonyoon@ewha.ac.kr.
authors: Myoung Chong
authors: MC
authors: Song
authors: Eun Ji
authors: EJ
authors: Kim
authors: Eunji
authors: E
authors: Kim
authors: Kris
authors: K
authors: Rathwell
authors: Sang-Jip
authors: SJ
authors: Nam
authors: Yeo Joon
authors: YJ
authors: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D001688:Biological Products / Q000378:metabolism*; D053898:Biosynthetic Pathways; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D001688:Biological Products; D005419:Flavonoids; D013729:Terpenes