Sandeep

TL;DR: Functional characterization of an Ocimum basilicum PR5 family member (ObTLP1) that was identified from a MeJA-responsive expression sequence tag collection suggests its antifungal activity and might be useful for providing tolerance to the fungal pathogens and abiotic stresses in crops.

TL;DR: The results suggest similar as well as distinct roles of CYP716A252 and CYP 716A253 for the spatio-temporal biosynthesis of PCTs, which might be useful for the alternative and sustainable production of P CTs in microbial host, besides increasing plant metabolite content through genetic modification.

TL;DR: Combinatorial expression of OSCs and CYP716s in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Nicotiana benthamiana led to PCT pathway reconstruction, signifying the utility of banaba enzymes for bioactive PCT production in alternate plant/microbial hosts that are more easily tractable than the tree species.

TL;DR: A combined transcriptomics, metabolomics and biochemical approach was employed to functionally define a suite of oxidosqualene cyclases (OSCs) that catalyzed key reactions towards triterpene scaffold diversification in arjuna tree bark.

TL;DR: Owing to the structural diversity, triterpenoids show an enormous range of bioactivities such as anticarcinogenic, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial which have significant pharmaceutical and industrial applications.