Biosynthetic pathways for terpenoids (a) and carbazole alkaloids (b) in M. koenigii. Abbreviations: AACT, acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase; ANS, anthranilate synthase; CMK, 4-(cytidine 5′-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol kinase; CS, chorismate synthase; CYP450, cytochrome P450; DMAPP, dimethylallyl pyrophosphate; DTPSs, diterpene synthases; DXR, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase; DXS, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase; EPSPS, 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase; FDS, farnesyl diphosphate synthase; FPP, farnesyl diphosphate; G3P, 3-phosphoglyceraldehyde; GDS, geranyl diphosphate synthase; GGDS, geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase; GGPP, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate; GPP, geranyl pyrophosphate; HDR, hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl 4-diphosphate reductase; HDS, hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl 4-diphosphate synthase; HMBPP, (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl diphosphate; HMGR, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase; HMGS, 3-hydroxy-3 methyl glutaryl coenzyme A synthase; IDI, isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase; IPP, isopentenyl diphosphate; MCT, 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-(cytidyl-5-diphosphate) transferase; MCS, 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase; MDC, mevalonate-5-pyrophosphate decarboxylase; MEP, 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate; MTs, methyltransferses; MTPs, mono terpene synthases; MVK, mevalonate kinase; PMK, 5-phosphomevalonate kinase; PKSIII; polyketide synthase type III; PTs, prenyltransferases; SK, shikimate kinase; STPSs, sesqui terpene synthases. Dashed arrows represent multiple steps. Arrows marked in red are proposed steps in carbazole alkaloid pathway3. The chemical structures represent major volatile terpenes and carbazole alkaloids reported in M. koenigii leaf.