Neryl diphosphate-derived monoterpene biosynthesis via a biosynthetic gene cluster in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Guo Wei, Tomoko Kawaguchi, Facundo Romani, Eduardo Flores‐Sandoval, Meng Xie, Xinlu Chen, Takao Koeduka, Kan-ichi Iwasaki, Mutsumi Nakanishi, Hisashi Hemmi, Jin‐Gui Chen, John L. Bowman, Jim P. Haseloff, Kenji Matsui, Feng Chen
This paper identifies a biosynthetic gene cluster in liverwort Marchantia polymorpha that produces monoterpenes using neryl diphosphate as a substrate, revealing new insights into monoterpene biosynthesis in non-seed plants.
bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology