The chemistry and biology of fungal meroterpenoids (2009–2019)

M Jiang, Z Wu, L Liu, S Chen - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fungal meroterpenoids are secondary metabolites from mixed terpene-biosynthetic origins.
Their intriguing chemical structural diversification and complexity, potential bioactivities, and …

Exploring the promise of endophytic fungi: A review of novel antimicrobial compounds

DJ Caruso, EA Palombo, SE Moulton, B Zaferanloo - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the last few decades, many of the existing drugs used to treat infectious diseases have
become increasingly ineffective due to the global emergence of antimicrobial resistance …

Biological activities of meroterpenoids isolated from different sources

NK Fuloria, RK Raheja, KH Shah, MJ Oza… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Meroterpenoids are natural products synthesized by unicellular organisms such as bacteria
and multicellular organisms such as fungi, plants, and animals, including those of marine …

Unusual dioxygen-dependent reactions catalyzed by nonheme iron enzymes in natural product biosynthesis

R Ushimaru, I Abe - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nonheme iron-dependent enzymatic reactions play crucial roles in building and modifying
bioactive organic molecules in all major classes of natural product pathways. While the …

Visible-light-induced novel cyclization of 2-(2-(arylethynyl) benzylidene)-malononitrile derivatives with 2, 6-di (tert-butyl)-4-methylphenol to bridged spirocyclic …

X Xie, L Wang, Q Zhou, Y Ma, ZM Wang, P Li - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
A green and highly efficient strategy for the preparation of bridged spirocyclic compounds
via visible-light-induced cyclization of 2-(2-(arylethynyl) benzylidene) malononitrile …

Strategies for terpenoid overproduction and new terpenoid discovery

G Bian, Z Deng, T Liu - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•In vitro reconstitution of mevalonate pathway provides key information for
terpenoid overproduction.•Microbial host and pathway engineering for terpenoid …

Recent progress of antibacterial natural products: Future antibiotics candidates

J Dai, R Han, Y Xu, N Li, J Wang, W Dan - Bioorganic chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
The discovery of novel antibacterial molecules plays a key role in solving the current
antibiotic crisis issue. Natural products have long been an important source of drug …

Endophytic fungal terpenoids: Natural role and bioactivities

JM Galindo-Solís, FJ Fernández - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Endophytic fungi are a highly diverse group of fungi that intermittently colonize all plants
without causing symptoms of the disease. They sense and respond to physiological and …

Asperversiamides, Linearly Fused Prenylated Indole Alkaloids from the Marine-Derived Fungus Aspergillus versicolor

H Li, W Sun, M Deng, Q Zhou, J Wang… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Asperversiamides A–H (1–8), eight linearly fused prenylated indole alkaloids featuring an
unusual pyrano [3, 2-f] indole unit, were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus …

Bioactive secondary metabolites from the marine-associated fungus Aspergillus terreus

M Liu, W Sun, J Wang, Y He, J Zhang, F Li, C Qi… - Bioorganic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Three new compounds, including a prenylated tryptophan derivative, luteoride E (1), a
butenolide derivative, versicolactone G (2), and a linear aliphatic alcohol,(3E, 7E)-4, 8 …