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| Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol. 2015;148:427-47. | | Enzymes for synthetic biology of ambroxide-related diterpenoid fragrance compounds.[Pubmed: 25846965 ] | Ambrox and related Ambroxides are highly priced in the fragrance industry, and valued for their delicate odor and fixative properties.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Historically, Ambrox was obtained from ambergris, a waxy excretion produced by sperm whales, now an endangered species. Synthetic Ambroxides have replaced ambergris in perfume manufacture. Plant labdane diterpenoids can serve as starting material for Ambroxide synthesis. Among these, the diterpene alcohol sclareol is the major industrial precursor obtained from cultivated clary sage (Salvia sclarea). In plants, a large family of diterpene synthase (diTPS) enzymes controls key reactions in diterpenoid biosynthesis. Advanced metabolite profiling and high-throughput sequencing of fragrant and medicinal plants have accelerated discovery of novel diTPS functions, providing a resource for combinatorial synthetic biology and metabolic engineering approaches.
CONCLUSIONS:
This chapter highlights recent progress on the discovery, characterization, and engineering of plant diTPSs with potential uses in Ambroxide production. It features biosynthesis of sclareol, cis-abienol, and diterpene resin acids, as sources of genes and enzymes for diterpenoid bioproducts. |
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