β-Ionone: Its Occurrence and Biological Function and Metabolic Engineering
β-Ionone is a natural plant volatile compound, and it is the 9,10 and 9′,10′ cleavage product of β-carotene by the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase. β-Ionone is widely distributed in flowers, fruits, and vegetables. β-Ionone and other apocarotenoids comprise flavors, aromas, pigments, growth regulato...
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| description | β-Ionone is a natural plant volatile compound, and it is the 9,10 and 9′,10′ cleavage product of β-carotene by the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase. β-Ionone is widely distributed in flowers, fruits, and vegetables. β-Ionone and other apocarotenoids comprise flavors, aromas, pigments, growth regulators, and defense compounds; serve as ecological cues; have roles as insect attractants or repellants, and have antibacterial and fungicidal properties. In recent years, β-ionone has also received increased attention from the biomedical community for its potential as an anticancer treatment and for other human health benefits. However, β-ionone is typically produced at relatively low levels in plants. Thus, expressing plant biosynthetic pathway genes in microbial hosts and engineering the metabolic pathway/host to increase metabolite production is an appealing alternative. In the present review, we discuss β-ionone occurrence, the biological activities of β-ionone, emphasizing insect attractant/repellant activities, and the current strategies and achievements used to reconstruct enzyme pathways in microorganisms in an effort to to attain higher amounts of the desired β-ionone. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c26b2ae405f43718c2dcef0da1c6e502023-11-21T15:16:23ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-04-0110475410.3390/plants10040754β-Ionone: Its Occurrence and Biological Function and Metabolic EngineeringAntonello Paparella0Liora Shaltiel-Harpaza1Mwafaq Ibdah2Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture, and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, ItalyMigal Galilee Research Institute, P.O. Box 831, Kiryat Shmona 11016, IsraelNewe Yaar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, P.O. Box 1021, Ramat Yishay 30095, Israelβ-Ionone is a natural plant volatile compound, and it is the 9,10 and 9′,10′ cleavage product of β-carotene by the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase. β-Ionone is widely distributed in flowers, fruits, and vegetables. β-Ionone and other apocarotenoids comprise flavors, aromas, pigments, growth regulators, and defense compounds; serve as ecological cues; have roles as insect attractants or repellants, and have antibacterial and fungicidal properties. In recent years, β-ionone has also received increased attention from the biomedical community for its potential as an anticancer treatment and for other human health benefits. However, β-ionone is typically produced at relatively low levels in plants. Thus, expressing plant biosynthetic pathway genes in microbial hosts and engineering the metabolic pathway/host to increase metabolite production is an appealing alternative. In the present review, we discuss β-ionone occurrence, the biological activities of β-ionone, emphasizing insect attractant/repellant activities, and the current strategies and achievements used to reconstruct enzyme pathways in microorganisms in an effort to to attain higher amounts of the desired β-ionone.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/754biological activitybiosynthesisβ-iononeinsect attractant/repellantmetabolic engineering |
| spellingShingle | Antonello Paparella Liora Shaltiel-Harpaza Mwafaq Ibdah β-Ionone: Its Occurrence and Biological Function and Metabolic Engineering Plants biological activity biosynthesis β-ionone insect attractant/repellant metabolic engineering |
| title | β-Ionone: Its Occurrence and Biological Function and Metabolic Engineering |
| title_full | β-Ionone: Its Occurrence and Biological Function and Metabolic Engineering |
| title_fullStr | β-Ionone: Its Occurrence and Biological Function and Metabolic Engineering |
| title_full_unstemmed | β-Ionone: Its Occurrence and Biological Function and Metabolic Engineering |
| title_short | β-Ionone: Its Occurrence and Biological Function and Metabolic Engineering |
| title_sort | β ionone its occurrence and biological function and metabolic engineering |
| topic | biological activity biosynthesis β-ionone insect attractant/repellant metabolic engineering |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/754 |
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