- The terpenoids, also
known as
isoprenoids, are a
class of
naturally occurring organic chemicals derived from the 5-carbon
compound isoprene and its derivatives...
- The
mevalonate pathway, also
known as the
isoprenoid pathway or HMG-CoA
reductase pathway is an
essential metabolic pathway present in eukaryotes, archaea...
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branched isoprenoids (HBIs) are long-chain
alkenes produced by a
small number of
marine diatoms.
There are a
variety of
highly branched isoprenoid structures...
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their biosynthesis. The two
types of
indole alkaloids are
isoprenoids and non-
isoprenoids. The
latter include terpenoid structural elements, synthesized...
- pathway—is an
alternative metabolic pathway for the
biosynthesis of the
isoprenoid precursors isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and
dimethylallyl pyrophosphate...
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Isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP,
isopentenyl diphosphate, or IDP) is an
isoprenoid precursor. IPP is an
intermediate in the classical, HMG-CoA reductase...
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chemical subtypes, with
differing lengths of
carbon side
chains made of
isoprenoid groups of atoms. The two most
studied ones are menaquinone-4 (MK-4) and...
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quinones and hydroquinones,
which contain an
isoprenoid tail
attached to a qui****id core of non-
isoprenoid origin.
Vitamin E and
vitamin K, as well as...
- cells. The
structure of CoQ10
consists of a
benzoquinone moiety and an
isoprenoid side chain, with the "10"
referring to the
number of
isoprenyl chemical...
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apicoplast hosts important metabolic pathways like
fatty acid synthesis,
isoprenoid precursor synthesis and
parts of the heme
biosynthetic pathway. Apicoplasts...
