List of works - Dae-Kyun Ro

A lettuce (Lactuca sativa) homolog of human Nogo-B receptor interacts with cis-prenyltransferase and is necessary for natural rubber biosynthesis.

scientific article published on 4 December 2014

Catalytic Plasticity of Germacrene A Oxidase Underlies Sesquiterpene Lactone Diversification

scientific article published on 18 September 2019

Characterization of a root-specific Arabidopsis terpene synthase responsible for the formation of the volatile monoterpene 1,8-cineole ⬇️

scientific article

Characterization of proanthocyanidin metabolism in pea (Pisum sativum) seeds

scientific article

Cloning, functional expression, and subcellular localization of multiple NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductases from hybrid poplar.

scientific article published in December 2002

Convergence and divergence of bitterness biosynthesis and regulation in Cucurbitaceae

scientific article

De novo synthesis of high-value plant sesquiterpenoids in yeast

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Developmentally Regulated Glucosylation of Bitter Triterpenoid in Cucumber by the UDP-Glucosyltransferase UGT73AM3

scientific article published on 02 March 2017

Discovery of a non-stereoselective cytochrome P450 catalyzing either 8α- or 8β-hydroxylation of germacrene A acid from the Chinese medicinal plant, Inula hupehensis ⬇️

scientific article published on 31 October 2017

Discovery of germacrene A synthases in Barnadesia spinosa: The first committed step in sesquiterpene lactone biosynthesis in the basal member of the Asteraceae.

scientific article

Diterpene resin acid biosynthesis in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda): functional characterization of abietadiene/levopimaradiene synthase (PtTPS-LAS) cDNA and subcellular targeting of PtTPS-LAS and abietadienol/abietadienal oxidase (PtAO, CYP720B1).

scientific article

Double Oxidation of the Cyclic Nonaketide Dihydromonacolin L to Monacolin J by a Single Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase, LovA

scientific article published on 15 April 2011

Enantioselective microbial synthesis of the indigenous natural product (-)-α-bisabolol by a sesquiterpene synthase from chamomile (Matricaria recutita).

scientific article published in October 2014

Engineering Escherichia coli for production of functionalized terpenoids using plant P450s

scientific article published on 15 April 2007

Engineering of the pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for high-level production of isoprenoids.

scientific article published on 17 November 2006

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

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Functional identification of a Lippia dulcis bornyl diphosphate synthase that contains a duplicated, inhibitory arginine-rich motif

scientific article published on 24 June 2017

Germacrene A Synthases for Sesquiterpene Lactone Biosynthesis Are Expressed in Vascular Parenchyma Cells Neighboring Laticifers in Lettuce

scientific article published on 29 April 2022

Identification and characterization of a kunzeaol synthase from Thapsia garganica: implications for the biosynthesis of the pharmaceutical thapsigargin

scientific article

Identification and characterization of two bisabolene synthases from linear glandular trichomes of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L., Asteraceae).

scientific article published on 12 February 2016

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

scientific article

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

scientific article

Lettuce costunolide synthase (CYP71BL2) and its homolog (CYP71BL1) from sunflower catalyze distinct regio- and stereoselective hydroxylations in sesquiterpene lactone metabolism.

scientific article

Microarray expression profiling and functional characterization of AtTPS genes: duplicated Arabidopsis thaliana sesquiterpene synthase genes At4g13280 and At4g13300 encode root-specific and wound-inducible (Z)-gamma-bisabolene synthases

scientific article

Molecular cloning and characterization of (+)-epi-α-bisabolol synthase, catalyzing the first step in the biosynthesis of the natural sweetener, hernandulcin, in Lippia dulcis

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Molecular cloning and characterization of drimenol synthase from valerian plant (Valeriana officinalis)

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Molecular cloning and functional characterization of three terpene synthases from unripe fruit of black pepper (Piper nigrum).

scientific article published on 14 December 2017

New insights into natural rubber biosynthesis from rubber‐deficient lettuce mutants expressing goldenrod or guayule <i>cis</i>‐prenyltransferase

scientific article published in 2023

Production of the antimalarial drug precursor artemisinic acid in engineered yeast

scientific article

Reconstitution of the entry point of plant phenylpropanoid metabolism in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae): implications for control of metabolic flux into the phenylpropanoid pathway

scientific article

Response of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) leaf surface defenses to exogenous methyl jasmonate

scientific article

Silencing the lettuce homologs of small rubber particle protein does not influence natural rubber biosynthesis in lettuce (Lactuca sativa).

scientific article published on 29 December 2014

Synthetic Derivatives of (+)-epi-α-Bisabolol Are Formed by Mammalian Cytochromes P450 Expressed in a Yeast Reconstituted Pathway

scientific article published on 04 February 2020

Synthetic biosystems for the production of high-value plant metabolites

scientific article published on 29 December 2011

The Genome of Medicinal Plant Macleaya cordata Provides New Insights into Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids Metabolism.

scientific article

Transcriptome analysis based on next-generation sequencing of non-model plants producing specialized metabolites of biotechnological interest

scientific article published on 16 April 2013

Variation in capsidiol sensitivity between Phytophthora infestans and Phytophthora capsici is consistent with their host range

scientific article

cis-Prenyltransferase and Polymer Analysis from a Natural Rubber Perspective.

scientific article published on 24 March 2016

List of works by Dae-Kyun Ro

A lettuce (Lactuca sativa) homolog of human Nogo-B receptor interacts with cis-prenyltransferase and is necessary for natural rubber biosynthesis.

Catalytic Plasticity of Germacrene A Oxidase Underlies Sesquiterpene Lactone Diversification

Characterization of a root-specific Arabidopsis terpene synthase responsible for the formation of the volatile monoterpene 1,8-cineole ⬇️

Characterization of proanthocyanidin metabolism in pea (Pisum sativum) seeds

Cloning, functional expression, and subcellular localization of multiple NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductases from hybrid poplar.

Convergence and divergence of bitterness biosynthesis and regulation in Cucurbitaceae

De novo synthesis of high-value plant sesquiterpenoids in yeast

Developmentally Regulated Glucosylation of Bitter Triterpenoid in Cucumber by the UDP-Glucosyltransferase UGT73AM3

Discovery of a non-stereoselective cytochrome P450 catalyzing either 8α- or 8β-hydroxylation of germacrene A acid from the Chinese medicinal plant, Inula hupehensis ⬇️

Discovery of germacrene A synthases in Barnadesia spinosa: The first committed step in sesquiterpene lactone biosynthesis in the basal member of the Asteraceae.

Diterpene resin acid biosynthesis in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda): functional characterization of abietadiene/levopimaradiene synthase (PtTPS-LAS) cDNA and subcellular targeting of PtTPS-LAS and abietadienol/abietadienal oxidase (PtAO, CYP720B1).

Double Oxidation of the Cyclic Nonaketide Dihydromonacolin L to Monacolin J by a Single Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase, LovA

Enantioselective microbial synthesis of the indigenous natural product (-)-α-bisabolol by a sesquiterpene synthase from chamomile (Matricaria recutita).

Engineering Escherichia coli for production of functionalized terpenoids using plant P450s

Engineering of the pyruvate dehydrogenase bypass in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for high-level production of isoprenoids.

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

Functional identification of a Lippia dulcis bornyl diphosphate synthase that contains a duplicated, inhibitory arginine-rich motif

Germacrene A Synthases for Sesquiterpene Lactone Biosynthesis Are Expressed in Vascular Parenchyma Cells Neighboring Laticifers in Lettuce

Identification and characterization of a kunzeaol synthase from Thapsia garganica: implications for the biosynthesis of the pharmaceutical thapsigargin

Identification and characterization of two bisabolene synthases from linear glandular trichomes of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L., Asteraceae).

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

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

Lettuce costunolide synthase (CYP71BL2) and its homolog (CYP71BL1) from sunflower catalyze distinct regio- and stereoselective hydroxylations in sesquiterpene lactone metabolism.

Microarray expression profiling and functional characterization of AtTPS genes: duplicated Arabidopsis thaliana sesquiterpene synthase genes At4g13280 and At4g13300 encode root-specific and wound-inducible (Z)-gamma-bisabolene synthases

Molecular cloning and characterization of (+)-epi-α-bisabolol synthase, catalyzing the first step in the biosynthesis of the natural sweetener, hernandulcin, in Lippia dulcis

Molecular cloning and characterization of drimenol synthase from valerian plant (Valeriana officinalis)

Molecular cloning and functional characterization of three terpene synthases from unripe fruit of black pepper (Piper nigrum).

New insights into natural rubber biosynthesis from rubber‐deficient lettuce mutants expressing goldenrod or guayule <i>cis</i>‐prenyltransferase

Production of the antimalarial drug precursor artemisinic acid in engineered yeast

Reconstitution of the entry point of plant phenylpropanoid metabolism in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae): implications for control of metabolic flux into the phenylpropanoid pathway

Response of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) leaf surface defenses to exogenous methyl jasmonate

Silencing the lettuce homologs of small rubber particle protein does not influence natural rubber biosynthesis in lettuce (Lactuca sativa).

Synthetic Derivatives of (+)-epi-α-Bisabolol Are Formed by Mammalian Cytochromes P450 Expressed in a Yeast Reconstituted Pathway

Synthetic biosystems for the production of high-value plant metabolites

The Genome of Medicinal Plant Macleaya cordata Provides New Insights into Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloids Metabolism.

Transcriptome analysis based on next-generation sequencing of non-model plants producing specialized metabolites of biotechnological interest

Variation in capsidiol sensitivity between Phytophthora infestans and Phytophthora capsici is consistent with their host range

cis-Prenyltransferase and Polymer Analysis from a Natural Rubber Perspective.