2024 article
Engineering Sclareol Production on the Leaf Surface of <i>Nicotiana tabacum</i>
Ma, H., Steede, T., Dewey, R. E., & Lewis, R. S. (2024, June 6). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, Vol. 6.
author keywords: sclareol; terpene; terpenoid; metabolicengineering; tobacco; trichome; diterpenoid; leaf surface; secondary metabolite
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
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Added: June 24, 2024
Sclareol, a diterpene alcohol, is the most common starting material for the synthesis of ambrox, which serves as a sustainable substitute for ambergris, a valuable fragrance secreted by sperm whales. Sclareol has also been proposed to possess antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer activities. However, in nature, sclareol is only produced by a few plant species, including