Deciphering chemical logic of fungal natural product biosynthesis through heterologous expression and genome mining
Covering: 2010 to 2022 Heterologous expression of natural product biosynthetic gene
clusters (BGCs) has become a widely used tool for genome mining of cryptic pathways …
clusters (BGCs) has become a widely used tool for genome mining of cryptic pathways …
Biosynthesis of fungal terpenoids
P Luo, JH Huang, JM Lv, GQ Wang, D Hu… - Natural Product …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to August 2023Terpenoids, which are widely distributed in animals, plants, and
microorganisms, are a large group of natural products with diverse structures and various …
microorganisms, are a large group of natural products with diverse structures and various …
Tandem intermolecular [4+ 2] cycloadditions are catalysed by glycosylated enzymes for natural product biosynthesis
J Liu, J Lu, C Zhang, Q Zhou, CS Jamieson… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Tandem Diels–Alder reactions are frequently used in the construction of polycyclic
ring systems in complex organic compounds. Unlike the many Diels− Alderases (DAases) …
ring systems in complex organic compounds. Unlike the many Diels− Alderases (DAases) …
Secondary metabolite biosynthetic diversity in the fungal family Hypoxylaceae and Xylaria hypoxylon
E Kuhnert, JC Navarro-Muñoz, K Becker… - Studies in …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
To date little is known about the genetic background that drives the production and
diversification of secondary metabolites in the Hypoxylaceae. With the recent availability of …
diversification of secondary metabolites in the Hypoxylaceae. With the recent availability of …
Total synthesis and computational investigations of sesquiterpene-tropolones ameliorate stereochemical inconsistencies and resolve an ambiguous biosynthetic …
CY Bemis, CN Ungarean, AS Shved… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The sesquiterpene-tropolones belong to a distinctive structural class of meroterpene natural
products with impressive biological activities, including anticancer, antifungal, antimalarial …
products with impressive biological activities, including anticancer, antifungal, antimalarial …
Biosynthesis of cosmosporasides reveals the assembly line for fungal hybrid terpenoid saccharides
GY Yuan, JM Zhang, QD Xu, HR Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal hybrid terpenoid saccharides constitute a new and growing family of natural products
with significant biomedical and agricultural activities. One representative family is the …
with significant biomedical and agricultural activities. One representative family is the …
Hunting for the Intermolecular Diels–Alderase
L Gao, Q Ding, X Lei - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The Diels–Alder reaction is well known as a concerted [4+ 2] cycloaddition
governed by the Woodward–Hoffmann rules. Since Prof. Otto Diels and his student Kurt …
governed by the Woodward–Hoffmann rules. Since Prof. Otto Diels and his student Kurt …
Engineered and total biosynthesis of fungal specialized metabolites
RJ Cox - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Filamentous fungi produce a very wide range of complex and often bioactive metabolites,
demonstrating their inherent ability as hosts of complex biosynthetic pathways. Recent …
demonstrating their inherent ability as hosts of complex biosynthetic pathways. Recent …
Engineering fungal terpene biosynthesis
Z Yin, JS Dickschat - Natural Product Reports, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2015 to 2022 Fungal terpenoids are of large structural diversity and often exhibit
interesting biological activities. Recent work has focused on two main aspects:(1) the …
interesting biological activities. Recent work has focused on two main aspects:(1) the …
Comparing total chemical synthesis and total biosynthesis routes to fungal specialized metabolites
Covering the period 1965–2024 Total synthesis has been defined as the art and science of
making the molecules of living Nature in the laboratory, and by extension, their analogues …
making the molecules of living Nature in the laboratory, and by extension, their analogues …