5 Biochemistry of Terpenoids: Monoterpenes, Sesquiterpenes, Diterpenes, Sterols, Cardiac Glycosides and Steroid Saponins

Annual Plant Reviews book series, Volume 2: Biochemistry of Plant Secondary Metabolism
Jonathan Gershenzon

Jonathan Gershenzon

Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Ökologie, Tatzendpromenade la, Jena, D-07745 Germany

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Wolfgang Kreis

Wolfgang Kreis

Lehrstuhl für Pharmazeutische Biologie, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstrasse 5, Erlangen, D-91058 Germany

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First published: 19 April 2018
Citations: 7
This article was originally published in 1998 in Biochemistry of Plant Secondary Metabolism, Volume 2 (ISBN 9781841270074) of the Annual Plant Reviews book series, this volume edited by Michael Wink. The article was republished in Annual Plant Reviews online in April 2018.

Abstract

The sections in this article are

  • The Basic Pathway of Terpenoid Biosynthesis and the Formation and Function of C5-C20 Terpenoid Metabolites
  • Sterols, Cardiac Glycosides and Steroid Saponins
  • Acknowledgements

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