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Yan X, Lin J, Liu Z, David SD, Liang D, Nie S, Ge M, Xue Z, Li W, Qiao J. The Recent Progress of Tricyclic Aromadendrene-Type Sesquiterpenoids: Biological Activities and Biosynthesis. Biomolecules 2024; 14:1133. [PMID: 39334899 PMCID: PMC11430642 DOI: 10.3390/biom14091133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2024] [Revised: 08/28/2024] [Accepted: 09/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
Abstract
The tricyclic-aromadendrene-type sesquiterpenes are widely distributed and exhibit a range of biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, antibacterial, insecticidal and cytotoxic properties. Several key sesquiterpene synthases (STSs) of this type have been identified, of which, viridiflorol synthase has been engineered for efficiently biosynthesizing viridiflorol in an Escherichia coli strain. This paper comprehensively summarizes the distribution and biological activity of aromadendrene-type sesquiterpenes in plant essential oils and microorganisms. The progress in aromadendrene-type sesquiterpene biosynthesis research, including the modifications of key STSs and the optimization of synthetic pathways, is reviewed. Finally, the prospects and associated challenges for the application and biosynthesis of these natural products are also discussed.
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- Xiaoguang Yan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Shaoxing 312300, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Romani F, Flores JR, Tolopka JI, Suárez G, He X, Moreno JE. Liverwort oil bodies: diversity, biochemistry, and molecular cell biology of the earliest secretory structure of land plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:4427-4439. [PMID: 35394035 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Liverworts are known for their large chemical diversity. Much of this diversity is synthesized and enclosed within oil bodies (OBs), a synapomorphy of the lineage. OBs contain the enzymes to biosynthesize and store large quantities of sesquiterpenoids and other compounds while limiting their cytotoxicity. Recent important biochemical and molecular discoveries related to OB formation, diversity, and biochemistry allow comparison with other secretory structures of land plants from an evo-devo perspective. This review addresses and discusses the most recent advances in OB origin, development, and function towards understanding the importance of these organelles in liverwort physiology and adaptation to changing environments. Our mapping of OB types and chemical compounds to the current liverwort phylogeny suggests that OBs were present in the most recent common ancestor of liverworts, supporting that OBs evolved as the first secretory structures in land plants. Yet, we require better sampling to define the macroevolutionary pattern governing the ancestral type of OB. We conclude that current efforts to find molecular mechanisms responsible for the morphological and chemical diversity of secretory structures will help understand the evolution of each major group of land plants, and open new avenues in biochemical research on bioactive compounds in bryophytes and vascular plants.
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- Facundo Romani
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Botany Unit, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, Universidad Nacional del Litoral - CONICET, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET Santa Fe, Colectora Ruta Nacional No. 168 km. 0, Paraje El Pozo, Santa Fe 3000, Argentina
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- Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (CONICET - Fundación Miguel Lillo), Miguel Lillo 251, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, 4000, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, 4000, Argentina
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- Botany Unit, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, Universidad Nacional del Litoral - CONICET, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET Santa Fe, Colectora Ruta Nacional No. 168 km. 0, Paraje El Pozo, Santa Fe 3000, Argentina
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