Structural simplification of natural products

S Wang, G Dong, C Sheng - Chemical Reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Natural products (NPs) are important sources of clinical drugs due to their structural diversity
and biological prevalidation. However, the structural complexity of NPs leads to synthetic …

Structural diversity, biosynthesis, and biological functions of lipopeptides from Streptomyces

S Zhang, Y Chen, J Zhu, Q Lu, MJ Cryle… - Natural Product …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to 2022 Streptomyces are ubiquitous in terrestrial and marine environments,
where they display a fascinating metabolic diversity. As a result, these bacteria are a prolific …

Bacteria and bacterial anticancer agents as a promising alternative for cancer therapeutics

P Baindara, SM Mandal - Biochimie, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer is the leading cause of deaths worldwide, though significant advances have
occurred in its diagnosis and treatment. The development of resistance against …

Micromonospora: A Prolific Source of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites with Therapeutic Potential

S Yan, M Zeng, H Wang, H Zhang - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Micromonospora, one of the most important actinomycetes genera, is well-known as the
treasure trove of bioactive secondary metabolites (SMs). Herein, together with an in-depth …

Natural products from Actinobacteria as a potential source of new therapies against colorectal cancer: A review

Y Bahrami, S Bouk, E Kakaei, M Taheri - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common, and deadly disease. Despite the improved
knowledge on CRC heterogeneity and advances in the medical sciences, there is still an …

The genus Micromonospora as a model microorganism for bioactive natural product discovery

MS Hifnawy, MM Fouda, AM Sayed, R Mohammed… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This review covers the development of the genus Micromonospora as a model for natural
product research and the timeline of discovery progress from the classical bioassay-guided …

Genomics-Driven Discovery of Chlorinated Cyclic Hexapeptides Ulleungmycins A and B from a Streptomyces Species

S Son, YS Hong, M Jang, KT Heo, B Lee… - Journal of natural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Analysis of the genome sequence of Streptomyces sp. KCB13F003 showed the presence of
a cryptic gene cluster encoding flavin-dependent halogenase and nonribosomal peptide …

Development of a drug discovery approach from microbes with a special focus on isolation sources and taxonomy

Y Igarashi - The Journal of Antibiotics, 2023 - nature.com
After the successful discoveries of numerous antibiotics from microorganisms, frequent
reisolation of known compounds becomes an obstacle in further development of new drugs …

Total synthesis and biological evaluation of rakicidin A and discovery of a simplified bioactive analogue

M Tsakos, LL Clement, ES Schaffert… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We report a concise asymmetric synthesis of rakicidin A, a macrocyclic depsipeptide that
selectively inhibits the growth of hypoxic cancer cells and stem‐like leukemia cells. Key …

Recent progress on the development of antibiotics from the genus Micromonospora

AZ Boumehira, HA El-Enshasy, H Hacène… - Biotechnology and …, 2016 - Springer
The emergence of a large number of antimicrobialresistant organisms is a cause for
concern. Nature is historically the source of drugs; indeed a considerable number of drugs …