A Comprehensive Review of Plant Volatile Terpenoids, Elucidating Interactions with Surroundings, Systematic Synthesis, Regulation, and Targeted Engineering Production

Plants require a flexible avoidance mechanism as they need to cope with external stimuli and challenges through complex specialized metabolites, among which volatile terpenoids make outstanding contributions, acting as key media signal substances in the cooperation between plants and surrounding org...

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Main Authors: Wei Jin, Zhongzhou Yang, Kedong Xu, Qiuping Liu, Qi Luo, Lili Li, Xiaohong Xiang
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
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author Wei Jin
Zhongzhou Yang
Kedong Xu
Qiuping Liu
Qi Luo
Lili Li
Xiaohong Xiang
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Zhongzhou Yang
Kedong Xu
Qiuping Liu
Qi Luo
Lili Li
Xiaohong Xiang
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description Plants require a flexible avoidance mechanism as they need to cope with external stimuli and challenges through complex specialized metabolites, among which volatile terpenoids make outstanding contributions, acting as key media signal substances in the cooperation between plants and surrounding organisms. In recent decades, the research on the identification and functional characterization of terpenoid synthase and factors regulating metabolic shunts has gained significant attention, leading to substantial progress and notable achievements. However, with the popularization of terpenoids in insect and disease prevention, medical care, cosmetics, and other fields, coupled with increasing resistance to artificially produced chemical products, the demand for natural terpenoids has outpaced supply, prompting the emergence and popularity of targeted engineering for the mass production of terpenoids using microorganisms and plants as platforms. In this paper, we provide a detailed overview of the key knowledge and research progress of volatile terpenoids with regard to multiple functions, complex synthetic pathways, key terpenoid synthase genes, related regulatory factors, and target engineering.
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spelling doaj-art-ec01ec464068408b86fdbe2688c1fcbb2025-08-20T03:14:40ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372025-04-0114546610.3390/biology14050466A Comprehensive Review of Plant Volatile Terpenoids, Elucidating Interactions with Surroundings, Systematic Synthesis, Regulation, and Targeted Engineering ProductionWei Jin0Zhongzhou Yang1Kedong Xu2Qiuping Liu3Qi Luo4Lili Li5Xiaohong Xiang6College of Life Science and Agriculture, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding and Bioreactor, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding and Bioreactor, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Agriculture, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding and Bioreactor, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, ChinaCollege of Life Science and Agriculture, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, ChinaSchool of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing 401331, ChinaPlants require a flexible avoidance mechanism as they need to cope with external stimuli and challenges through complex specialized metabolites, among which volatile terpenoids make outstanding contributions, acting as key media signal substances in the cooperation between plants and surrounding organisms. In recent decades, the research on the identification and functional characterization of terpenoid synthase and factors regulating metabolic shunts has gained significant attention, leading to substantial progress and notable achievements. However, with the popularization of terpenoids in insect and disease prevention, medical care, cosmetics, and other fields, coupled with increasing resistance to artificially produced chemical products, the demand for natural terpenoids has outpaced supply, prompting the emergence and popularity of targeted engineering for the mass production of terpenoids using microorganisms and plants as platforms. In this paper, we provide a detailed overview of the key knowledge and research progress of volatile terpenoids with regard to multiple functions, complex synthetic pathways, key terpenoid synthase genes, related regulatory factors, and target engineering.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/14/5/466volatile terpenoidsterpenoid synthase genesregulatory factorstarget engineering
spellingShingle Wei Jin
Zhongzhou Yang
Kedong Xu
Qiuping Liu
Qi Luo
Lili Li
Xiaohong Xiang
A Comprehensive Review of Plant Volatile Terpenoids, Elucidating Interactions with Surroundings, Systematic Synthesis, Regulation, and Targeted Engineering Production
Biology
volatile terpenoids
terpenoid synthase genes
regulatory factors
target engineering
title A Comprehensive Review of Plant Volatile Terpenoids, Elucidating Interactions with Surroundings, Systematic Synthesis, Regulation, and Targeted Engineering Production
title_full A Comprehensive Review of Plant Volatile Terpenoids, Elucidating Interactions with Surroundings, Systematic Synthesis, Regulation, and Targeted Engineering Production
title_fullStr A Comprehensive Review of Plant Volatile Terpenoids, Elucidating Interactions with Surroundings, Systematic Synthesis, Regulation, and Targeted Engineering Production
title_full_unstemmed A Comprehensive Review of Plant Volatile Terpenoids, Elucidating Interactions with Surroundings, Systematic Synthesis, Regulation, and Targeted Engineering Production
title_short A Comprehensive Review of Plant Volatile Terpenoids, Elucidating Interactions with Surroundings, Systematic Synthesis, Regulation, and Targeted Engineering Production
title_sort comprehensive review of plant volatile terpenoids elucidating interactions with surroundings systematic synthesis regulation and targeted engineering production
topic volatile terpenoids
terpenoid synthase genes
regulatory factors
target engineering
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/14/5/466
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