Biological production of insect pheromones in cell and plant factories

Acetoin is an important four-carbon compound that has many applications in foods, chemical synthesis, cosmetics, cigarettes, soaps, and detergents. Its stereoisomer (S)-acetoin, a high-value chiral compound, can also be used to synthesize optically active drugs, which could enhance targeting properties and reduce side effects. Recently, considerable progress has been made in the development of biotechnological routes for (S)-acetoin production. In this review, various strategies for biological (S)- acetoin production are summarized, and their constraints and possible solutions are described. Furthermore, future prospects of biological production of (S)-acetoin are discussed.

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Biological Production of Antimicrobial Peptides Against Plants as Well as Human Pathogens

Bioscience Biotechnology Research Communications ◽

10.21786/bbrc/13.2/8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 410-423

Author(s):

Farwa Basit

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Peptides ◽

Human Pathogens ◽

Biological Production

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Latest Developments in Insect Sex Pheromone Research and Its Application in Agricultural Pest Management

Insects ◽

10.3390/insects12060484 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 484

Author(s):

Syed Arif Hussain Rizvi ◽

Justin George ◽

Gadi V. P. Reddy ◽

Xinnian Zeng ◽

Angel Guerrero

Keyword(s):

Sex Pheromone ◽

Pest Management ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Pheromone Biosynthesis ◽

Insect Pheromones ◽

Agricultural Pest ◽

Practical Applications ◽

The Past ◽

Significant Research ◽

Recent Developments

Since the first identification of the silkworm moth sex pheromone in 1959, significant research has been reported on identifying and unravelling the sex pheromone mechanisms of hundreds of insect species. In the past two decades, the number of research studies on new insect pheromones, pheromone biosynthesis, mode of action, peripheral olfactory and neural mechanisms, and their practical applications in Integrated Pest Management has increased dramatically. An interdisciplinary approach that uses the advances and new techniques in analytical chemistry, chemical ecology, neurophysiology, genetics, and evolutionary and molecular biology has helped us to better understand the pheromone perception mechanisms and its practical application in agricultural pest management. In this review, we present the most recent developments in pheromone research and its application in the past two decades.

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Insect pheromones

The Journal of Lipid Research ◽

10.1016/s0022-2275(20)42699-9 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 541-551 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fred E. Regnier ◽

John H. Law

Keyword(s):

Insect Pheromones

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Pheromones and 25 years of pheromonotherapy: what are they and how do they work?

The Veterinary Nurse ◽

10.12968/vetn.2021.12.3.116 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 116-122

Author(s):

Claire Hargrave

Keyword(s):

Veterinary Medicine ◽

Animal Welfare ◽

Companion Animals ◽

Individual Member ◽

Insect Pheromones ◽

Synthetic Analogues ◽

Insect Infestations ◽

Veterinary Surgeon

The capacity of animals to communicate via pheromones is long established and, for generations, pheromones have been unwittingly used by man to manage the behaviour of animals in agriculture — using the chemicals produced by an individual member of a species to alter the behaviour of another member of that species. More recently, insect pheromones have been used in managing insect infestations of crops. However, approximately 25 years ago the French veterinary surgeon, Patrick Pageat, began to investigate the production of pheromones in both farm and companion animals and how synthetic analogues of pheromones could be used to improve animal welfare, creating a new field in veterinary medicine — pheromonotherapy. This article aims to summarise the main developments in pheromonotherapy over the last 25 years.

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