Abstract:

Terpenoid is an important secondary metabolites of plant, and it is involved in host recognition, information communication, and tritrophic system relation. Terpene synthases is one of most important regulatory enzymes in biosynthetic pathway of terpenoids, specially in regulation of terpene biodiversity. In conifers, studying terpene synthases deeply could make us use terpenoids to defend deseases and insect pests well. This paper focus on physical and chemical properties, gene and amino acid sequence characteristics, and regulation of conifer terpene synthases in recent years so that benefit research work in China.

Key words: terpenoid, terpene synthases, conifers