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Over 30,000 isoprenoids are synthesized from central metabolites by enzymes of the mevalonate-pathway or the alternative pathway, isoprenyl transferases, terpene synthases and modifying enzymes. Little is known on the degradation pathways and their metabolites.
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Harder, J. (2010). Isoprene, Isoprenoids and Sterols. In: Timmis, K.N. (eds) Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77587-4_7
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