Cyclic dipeptides: The biological and structural landscape with special focus on the anti-cancer proline-based scaffold

J Bojarska, A Mieczkowski, ZM Ziora, M Skwarczynski… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cyclic dipeptides, also know as diketopiperazines (DKP), the simplest cyclic forms of
peptides widespread in nature, are unsurpassed in their structural and bio-functional …

Freshwater fungi as a source of chemical diversity: a review

T El-Elimat, HA Raja, M Figueroa… - Journal of Natural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As their name indicates, freshwater fungi occur on submerged substrates in fresh water
habitats. This review brings together the chemical diversity and biological activity of 199 of …

Fungal naphthalenones; promising metabolites for drug discovery: Structures, biosynthesis, sources, and pharmacological potential

SRM Ibrahim, SA Fadil, HA Fadil, BA Eshmawi… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungi are well-known for their abundant supply of metabolites with unrivaled structure and
promising bioactivities. Naphthalenones are among these fungal metabolites, that are …

Recent advances on cyclodepsipeptides: biologically active compounds for drug research

SX Liu, SY Ou-Yang, YF Lu, CL Guo, SY Dai… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cyclodepsipeptides are a large family of peptide-related natural products consisting of
hydroxy and amino acids linked by amide and ester bonds. A number of cyclodepsipeptides …

Recyclable polymer supported DMAP catalyzed cascade synthesis of α-pyrones

A Jain, A Kumari, SK Saha, K Shukla… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer-supported catalysts have emerged as one of the sustainable and cost-effective
alternatives in organic synthetic chemistry. We have developed the first polymer-supported …

Dimeric phenalenones from Talaromyces sp.(IQ-313) inhibit hPTP1B1-400: insights into mechanistic kinetics from in vitro and in silico studies

BS Jiménez-Arreola, E Aguilar-Ramírez… - Bioorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
A critical biological event that contributes to the appearance and progress of cancer and
diabetes is the reversible phosphorylation of proteins, a process controlled by protein …

Modeling pharmacokinetic natural product–drug interactions for decision-making: a NaPDI center recommended approach

EJ Cox, DD Tian, JD Clarke, AE Rettie… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The popularity of botanical and other purported medicinal natural products (NPs) continues
to grow, especially among patients with chronic illnesses and patients managed on complex …

Antibacterial Activity and AbFtsZ Binding Properties of Fungal Metabolites Isolated from Mexican Mangroves

K Carrillo-Jaimes, CA Fajardo-Hernández… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2024 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance is emerging as a global health challenge that requires immediate
and concerted attention. Accordingly, the WHO has issued alerts urging to continue …

Fungal Coculture of Herpotrichia sp. and Trametes versicolor Induces Production of Diverse Metabolites with Anti-Parkinson's Neuroprotective Activity

ZJ Wang, YR Hong, XY Wang, JZ Wang… - Journal of Natural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Co-cultivation of isopod-associated fungi Herpotrichia sp. SF09 and Trametes versicolor
SF09A led to the reciprocal induction of thirteen new compounds (1–7 and 9–13) with …

Bioactive α-Pyrone Derivatives from the Endophytic Fungus Diaporthe sp. CB10100 as Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors

H Pu, J Liu, Y Wang, Y Peng, W Zheng, Y Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) produces NO from l-arginine and plays critical roles in
inflammation and immune activation. Selective and potent iNOS inhibitors may be potentially …