In a recent contribution to this Journal (J. Nat. Prod. 2017, 80, 1531–1540), Noumeur et al.
reported the isolation and structure elucidation of six novel polyketides named preussilides …

Metabolites with high chemical reactivity serve important roles in chemical defenses of
organisms. Formaldehyde, as a simple and highly reactive small molecule, can be produced …

Phaeosphaeria fuckelii, an endophytic fungus associated with the herbal medicine Phlomis
umbrosa, produced four new thiodiketopiperazine alkaloids, phaeosphaones A–D (1–4) …

Seven new Securinega alkaloids, securingines A–G (1–7), together with seven known
analogues (8–14), were isolated from the twigs of Securinega suffruticosa. Their chemical …

The antiausterity strategy is a promising approach for the discovery of lead compounds with
unprecedented anticancer activities by targeting the tolerance of cancer cells to nutrition …

Clonorosins A (1) and B (2), two novel indole alkaloids featuring unprecedented 6/5/6/6/5
and 6/5/5 cores, together with seven known indole-linked 2, 5-diketopiperazine alkaloids (3 …

The enantiopure Schiff bases (R or S)-N-1-(X-C6H4) ethyl-2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldimine {X=
H [(R or S)-HL1], p-CH3O [(R or S)-HL2], and p-Br [(R-or S)-HL3]} react with cobalt (II) …

Abstract 2, 7, 12, 17‐Tetrakis (pinacolatoboryl) NiII porphyrin 5 Ni was synthesized in 75%
yield by Ir‐catalyzed borylation of porphine followed by NiII metalation and has been …

Sixteen new polyketides, ophicirsins A–P (1–16), including four novel carbon skeletons (5–
9, 14, 15, and 16), were isolated from the extract of an endophytic fungus Ophiobolus cirsii …

Three previously undescribed azepino-indole alkaloids, named purpurascenines A–C (1–3),
together with the new-to-nature 7-hydroxytryptophan (4) as well as two known compounds …