Enzymatic synthesis of valerena-4,7(11)-diene by a unique sesquiterpene synthase from the valerian plant (Valeriana officinalis)

Sandalwood Fragrance Biosynthesis Involves Sesquiterpene Synthases of Both the Terpene Synthase (TPS)-a and TPS-b Subfamilies, including Santalene Synthases

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Harnessing yeast subcellular compartments for the production of plant terpenoids

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Concise Synthesis of Valerena-4,7(11)-diene, a Highly Active Sedative, from Valerenic Acid

(2010) Takashi KITAYAMA et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Valerenic acid derivatives as novel subunit-selective GABAA receptor ligands -in vitro and in vivo characterization

(2010) S Khom et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Chemical Constituents of Plants from the Genus Valeriana

(2010) Yufang Wang et al.   MINI-REVIEWS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Characterization of  -Guaiene Synthases from Cultured Cells of Aquilaria, Responsible for the Formation of the Sesquiterpenes in Agarwood

(2010) Y. Kumeta et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Identification, functional characterization and developmental regulation of sesquiterpene synthases from sunflower capitate glandular trichomes

(2009) Jens C Göpfert et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Evaluation of volatile components from spikenard: valerena-4,7(11)-diene is a highly active sedative compound

(2009) Hiroaki Takemoto et al.   Journal of Natural Medicines

Induction of multiple pleiotropic drug resistance genes in yeast engineered to produce an increased level of anti-malarial drug precursor, artemisinic acid

(2008) Dae-Kyun Ro et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

GABAA receptors as in vivo substrate for the anxiolytic action of valerenic acid, a major constituent of valerian root extracts

(2008) Dietmar Benke et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Biochemical and Genomic Characterization of Terpene Synthases in Magnolia grandiflora

(2008) S. Lee et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY