Fungal polyketide biosynthesis - a personal perspective.

abstract：:Dinoflagellates produce unique polyketides characterized by their size and complexity. The biosynthesis of a limited number of such metabolites has been reported, with studies largely hampered by the low yield of compounds and the severe scrambling of label in the isotopically-labeled precursors. Nonetheless, of the s...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Van Wagoner RM,Satake M,Wright JL

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covering: up to 2019This review covers the current status of the quantum mechanical prediction of chiroptical properties, such as electronic CD and optical rotation, as needed for stereochemical assignments in new natural products. The reliability of the prediction of chiroptical properties is steadily increasing, wit...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Grauso L,Teta R,Esposito G,Menna M,Mangoni A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biosynthesis of peptidoglycan is essential for all bacteria and has no counterpart in eukaryotic cells. It is one of the prime targets for antibiotic chemotherapy, especially phospho-MurNAc-pentapeptide translocase (translocase I) is a fascinating target in which there is no commercial antibiotic. In this review w...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Kimura K,Bugg TD

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This Highlight describes some of the recent synthetic work on imidazole-containing alkaloids isolated from marine sponges. Target molecules have been chosen which demonstrate synthetic strategies leading towards metabolites containing intact imidazole moieties as well as systems bearing modified imidazole rings. ...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Weinreb SM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the recent past, macromolecular crystallography has gone through substantial methodological and technological development. The purpose of this review is to provide a general overview of structural biology and its impact on enzyme structure/function analysis and illustrate how it is modifying the focus of research r...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Panjikar S,Stoeckigt J,O'Connor S,Warzecha H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blue flower colors are primarily due to anthocyanin, a flavonoid pigment. Anthocyanin itself is purple in neutral aqueous solutions, ans its color is very unstable and quickly fades. Therefore, the mechanism of blue color development in living flower petals is one of the most intriguing problems in natural product che...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Yoshida K,Mori M,Kondo T

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covering: 2000 to 2008. Previous review: D. L. Wright and C. R. Whitehead, Org. Prep. Proced. Int., 2000, 32, 309-330. An overview of synthetic efforts toward cyathane diterpenoid natural products from the year 2000 to present is provided. The emphasis of this review is the various ring-constructing and stereoforming ...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Enquist JA Jr,Stoltz BM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review covers the structure and function of heparin and heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans. Their chemical structures are discussed, including recently developed methods for sequencing picomole to nanomole quantities of heparin- and heparan sulfate-derived oligosaccharides. The biosynthesis of heparin and heparan...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Rabenstein DL

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review covers the isolation, structure determination, synthesis, chemical transformations and biological activity of indolizidine and quinolizidine alkaloids. Included in the review are the hydroxylated indolizidines lentiginosine, swainsonine, castanospermine and their analogues; alkaloids from animal sources, i...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Michael JP

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel organic reactions drive the advance of chemical synthesis in the same way that enabling technologies drive new scientific discoveries. One area of organic methodology that has undergone significant growth during the last decade is that of homogeneous gold-catalyzed transformations. This trend has been further en...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Zhang Y,Luo T,Yang Z

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review deals with the isolation and structure elucidation of meroterpenoids (natural products of mixed biosynthetic origin which are partially derived from terpenoids) from higher and lower fungi, and discusses biosynthetic studies and biological activities as appropriate. It describes 333 fungal meroterpenoids a...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Geris R,Simpson TJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covering: July 2012 to December 2019Over the last seven years, expanding research efforts focused on sesterterpenoids has led to the isolation, identification, and characterization of numerous structurally novel and biologically active sesterterpenoids. These newly reported sesterterpenoids provide diverse structures ...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Li K,Gustafson KR

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products have evolved, at least in part, to bind to biological macromolecules, particularly proteins. As a result, natural products are able to interact with many specific targets within the cell. Indeed for many years this has been central in the drug development process. Today, however, natural products are ...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Dixon N,Wong LS,Geerlings TH,Micklefield J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed overview is presented of recent total synthesis approaches to four different diterpenoids--the ginkgolides, tonantzitlolone, ingenol and eleutherobin. Due to their structural complexity, all pose major challenges for total synthesis, guaranteeing diverse strategic tours de force and a rich synthetic chemist...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Busch T,Kirschning A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article reviews the progress in the chemistry of the steroids that was published between January and December, 2001. The reactions and partial syntheses of estrogens, androgens, pregnanes, cholic acid derivatives, cholestanes and vitamin D analogues are covered. There are 184 references. ...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Hanson JR

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contact chemosensation, or tasting, is a complex process governed by nonvolatile phytochemicals that tell host-seeking insects whether they should accept or reject a plant. During this process, insect gustatory receptors (GRs) contribute to deciphering a host plant's metabolic code. GRs recognise many different classe...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Pentzold S,Burse A,Boland W

更新日期：2017-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Covering: 1958 to June 2018 Phenyl-γ-valerolactones (PVLs) and their related phenylvaleric acids (PVAs) are the main metabolites of flavan-3-ols, the major class of flavonoids in the human diet. Despite their presumed importance, these gut microbiota-derived compounds have, to date, in terms of biological activity, be...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Mena P,Bresciani L,Brindani N,Ludwig IA,Pereira-Caro G,Angelino D,Llorach R,Calani L,Brighenti F,Clifford MN,Gill CIR,Crozier A,Curti C,Del Rio D

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This review covers the morphology, isolation, total synthesis and biological activity of the naturally occurring alkaloids isolated from the Amaryllidaceae family, as well as the structurally related Sceletium alkaloids. ...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Jin Z

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pantothenate is an essential metabolite for all biological systems, however, the biosynthetic pathway is limited to plants, eubacteria and archaea. This suggests that the pathway is a strong candidate for the discovery of novel antibiotic and herbicidal compounds. The enzymology of this short pathway in both bacteria ...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Webb ME,Smith AG,Abell C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytotoxic compounds produced by plant pathogens are often crucial determinants of plant disease. Knowledge of them provides insights into disease syndromes and may be exploited by conventional breeding and biotechnology to obtain resistant crops. ...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Strange RN

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covering: Early 2008 until the end of 2019Microorganisms which survive (extreme-tolerant) or even prefer (extremophilic) living at the limits of pH, temperature, salinity and pressure found on earth have proven to be a rich source of novel structures. In this update we summarise the wide variety of new molecules which...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Wilson ZE,Brimble MA

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:From the basic export of unwanted metal ions in simple organisms to the complex orchestration of metal handling and usage in higher eukaryotes, cellular systems are based on a variety of molecular mechanisms that constrain the right metal to bind to the right protein partner at the right time when needed. A failure to...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Banci L,Bertini I,McGreevy KS,Rosato A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covering: up to September 2015. Meroterpenoids are hybrid natural products that partially originate from the terpenoid pathway. The meroterpenoids derived from fungi display quite diverse structures, with a wide range of biological properties. This review summarizes the molecular bases for their biosyntheses, which we...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Matsuda Y,Abe I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review article provides an overview on the current state of research in the area of microtubule-stabilizing agents from natural sources, with a primary focus on the biochemistry, biology, and pharmacology associated with these compounds. A variety of natural products have been discovered over the last decade to i...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Altmann KH,Gertsch J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi have emerged worldwide as increasingly frequent causes of healthcare-associated infections, but fungal infections have generally been considered curable, and thus the demand for new antifungal agents has been very low. Although superficial fungal infections of the skin and nails are common and are for the most p...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Di Santo R

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural products and their derivatives are mainstays of our antibiotic drugs, but they are increasingly in peril. The combination of widespread multidrug resistance in once susceptible bacterial pathogens, disenchantment with natural products as sources of new drugs, lack of success using synthetic compounds and targe...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Wright GD

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covering: 2008 to 2016The total synthesis of natural products and their derivatives continues to inspire organic chemists to identify and test new synthetic strategies and develop and explore novel methodology. In recent years, visible light photoredox catalysis has risen to prominence as a powerful technology that en...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Nicholls TP,Leonori D,Bissember AC

更新日期：2016-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Microorganisms and in particular actinomycetes and microfungi are known to produce a vast number of bioactive secondary metabolites. For industrially important fungal genera such as Penicillium and Aspergillus the production of these compounds has been demonstrated to be very consistent at the species level. This mean...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Larsen TO,Smedsgaard J,Nielsen KF,Hansen ME,Frisvad JC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covering up to December 2013. Oligosaccharide natural products target a wide spectrum of biological processes including disruption of cell wall biosynthesis, interference of bacterial translation, and inhibition of human α-amylase. Correspondingly, oligosaccharides possess the potential for development as treatments o...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： McCranie EK,Bachmann BO

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present review is to summarise the knowledge about newly isolated acetogenins (ACGs) in the last six years. It will also report the total syntheses that have allowed either the confirmation or the revision of some structures, together with the biological activities and mechanism of action of such intere...

journal_title：Natural product reports

authors： Bermejo A,Figadere B,Zafra-Polo MC,Barrachina I,Estornell E,Cortes D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00