Abstract: Terpene compounds have great economical values，but their production is complex and productivity is low. Mevalonate pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae provides precursors for terpenes，which is the natural advantage to produce terpenes heterologously. The metabolism pathway，key enzymes and global regulatory mechanisms in this pathway were elaborated. And the advances in this pathway in synthesis of monoterpenes，semiterpenes，diterpene，and triterpene are summarized from establishment and optimization of special metabolism pathway，adaption between modules and chassis cells，methods of module construction and assembly. To obtain efficiently engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae，terpene biosynthic pathway and mevalonate pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae should be known clearly，and the advance in synthesis biology will be the application foundation.

Key words: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, mevalonate pathway, terpene, metabolism, molecular biology, biotechnology, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, mevalonate, terpene, metabolism, molecular biology, biotechnology

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关键词: 酿酒酵母, 甲羟戊酸, 萜类, 代谢, 分子生物学, 生物技术, 酿酒酵母, 甲羟戊酸, 萜类, 代谢, 分子生物学, 生物技术