Dubey, Vinod ShankerBhalla, RituLuthra, Rajesh2003-09-012009-06-012003-09-012009-06-012003-09-01Dubey VS, Bhalla R, Luthra R. An overview of the non-mevalonate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis in plants. Journal of Biosciences. 2003 Sep; 28(5): 637-46http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/11120874 references.Terpenoids are known to have many important biological and physiological functions. Some of them are also known for their pharmaceutical significance. In the late nineties after the discovery of a novel non-mevalonate (non-MVA) pathway, the whole concept of terpenoid biosynthesis has changed. In higher plants, the conventional acetate-mevalonate (Ac-MVA) pathway operates mainly in the cytoplasm and mitochondria and synthesizes sterols, sesquiterpenes and ubiquinones predominantly. The plastidic non-MVA pathway however synthesizes hemi-, mono-, sesqui- and di-terpenes, along with carotenoids and phytol chain of chlorophyll. In this paper, recent developments on terpenoids biosynthesis are reviewed with respect to the non-MVA pathway.engAcetates --metabolismErythritol --chemistryMevalonic Acid --metabolismPlants --geneticsTerpenes --chemistryJournal Article