Liang Y, Zhao S
College of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Plant Biol (Stuttg). 2008 Jul;10(4):415-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00064.x.
Ginseng is an economically important medicinal plant. The major bioactive ingredients of ginseng are ginsenosides, which are triterpene saponins. Because of difficulties in ginseng cultivation and the low productivity of ginseng cell and tissue culture, it has become important to improve ginsenoside levels by using metabolic engineering based on the biosynthetic pathway of ginsenosides. During the last decade, substantial advances have been made in biosynthesis of ginsenosides. This review is concerned with recent developments in our understanding of the biosynthesis of ginsenosides.
人参是一种具有重要经济价值的药用植物。人参的主要生物活性成分是人参皂苷，它们属于三萜皂苷。由于人参栽培困难以及人参细胞和组织培养的低生产率，基于人参皂苷生物合成途径利用代谢工程提高人参皂苷水平已变得很重要。在过去十年中，人参皂苷的生物合成取得了重大进展。这篇综述关注我们对人参皂苷生物合成理解的最新进展。
