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Terpenes and its types

biosynthetic pathway of terpenes And enymes with multiple fuctions

Terpene• Terpenes are a large and diverse class of organic

compounds, produced by a variety of plants, particularly conifers.

• some insects such as termites or swallowtail butterflies, which emit terpenes from their osmeteria. They are often strong-smelling.

Terpenes conti.• They may protect the plants that produce them by

deterring herbivores and by attracting predators and parasites of herbivores.

• Many terpenes are aromatic hydrocarbons and thus may have had a protective function.

• The name "terpene" is derived from the word "turpentine".

• In addition to their roles as end-products in many organisms, terpenes are major biosynthetic building blocks within nearly every living creature.

• Steroids, for example, are derivatives of the triterpene squalene.

• When terpenes are modified chemically, such as by oxidation or rearrangement of the carbon skeleton, the resulting compounds are generally referred to as terpenoids.

• Some authors will use the term terpene to include all terpenoids. Terpenoids are also known as isoprenoids.

• The difference between terpenes and terpenoids is that terpenes are hydrocarbons, whereas terpenoids contain additional functional groups.

• Isoprene structure

Chemical structure of the terpenoidisopentenyl pyrophosphate

• Terpenes are derived biosynthetically from units of isoprene, which has the molecular formula C5H8. The basic molecular formulae of terpenes are multiples of that, (C5H8)n where n is the number of linked isoprenes units.

• The isoprene units may be linked together "head to tail" to form linear chains or they may be arranged to form rings. One can consider the isoprene unit as one of nature's common building blocks.

• Active forms of terpenes, isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP or also isopentenyl activated fordiphosphate) and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP or also dimethylallyl diphosphate), are the components in the biosynthetic pathway. IPP is formed from acetyl-CoA

• Through differnts biosynthetic pathways such as mevalonic acid in the HMG-CoA reductase pathway.

Isopentenyl pyrophosphate

Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate

Types of terpenes• Hemiterpenes• Monoterpenes • Sesquiterpenes• Diterpenes • Sesterterpenes• Triterpenes • Sesquarterpenes

• Tetraterpenes • Polyterpenes

Hemiterpenes• consist of a single isoprene unit. Isoprene itself is considered the only hemiterpene, but oxygen-containing derivatives such as prenol and isovaleric acid are hemiterpenoids.

Monoterpenes • consist of two isoprene units and

have the molecular formula C10H16. Examples of monoterpenes and monoterpenoids include geraniol, limonene, terpineol and myrcene.

Sesquiterpenes • consist of three isoprene units and

have the molecular formula C15H24. Examples of sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpenoids include humulene, farnesenes, farnesol.

Diterpenes • are composed of four isoprene units

and have the molecular formula C20H32. They derive from geranyl pyrophosphate. Examples of diterpenes and diterpenoids are cafestol

• Diterpenes also form the basis for biologically important compounds such as retinol.

• Sesterterpenoids, 5 isoprene units (25C)• Triterpenoids, 6 isoprene units (30C) (e.g. 

sterols)• Tetraterpenoids, 8 isoprene units (40C)

(e.g. carotenoids)• Polyterpenoid with a larger number of

isoprene units.

• is an important cellular metabolic pathway present in all higher eukaryotes and many bacteria.

• It is important for the production of dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP) and isopentenyl pyrophosphate(IPP)

Mevalonic acid pathway• Many organisms manufacture terpenoids

through the HMG-CoA reductase pathway, which also produces cholesterol. The reactions take place in the cytosol. The pathway was discovered in the 1950s.

• The mevalonate pathway or HMG-CoA reductase pathway or mevalonate-dependent (MAD) route or isoprenoid pathway , MVA having formula C6H12O4

• which serve as the basis for the biosynthesis of molecules used in processes as diverse as terpenoid synthesis

• cell membrane maintenance, hormones, protein anchoring

and It is also a part of steroid biosynthesis.

Organism Pathways

Bacteria MVA or MEP

Archaea MVA

Green Algae MEP

Plants MVA and MEP

Animals MVA

Fungi MVA

Enzymes • Enzymes are biological molecules

(proteins) that act as catalysts and help complex reactions occur everywhere in life. Let's say you ate a piece of meat. Proteases would go to work and help break down the peptide bonds between the amino acids.

Enzymes• Enzymes are macromolecular biological

catalysts ,Enzymes accelerate, or catalyze, chemical reactions.

• The molecules at the beginning of the process are called substrates and the enzyme converts these into different molecules, called products

The role of enzymes in seed germination• A seed contains an embryo plant and a

stored food supply provided for the embryo to develop.

• Germination of the seeds starts with the uptake of water. As the cotyledons take in the water, they swell and burst the seed coat (testa). Once the seeds have enough water, enzymes in the cotyledons become active

• Amylase begins to break down stored starch molecules to maltose.

• Proteases break down protein molecules into amino acids.

• Lipase breaks down oil into fatty acids and glycerol. Maltose, amino acids, glycerol and fatty acids are soluble, they dissolve in the absorbed water, and diffuse to the embryo plant, to be used for food for growth and development.