Fungal meroterpenoids are secondary metabolites from mixed terpene-biosynthetic origins.
Their intriguing chemical structural diversification and complexity, potential bioactivities, and …

Background: Quantum mechanical simulations of chiroptical properties, such as electronic
circular dichroism (ECD), optical rotation (OR), and vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) …

A synthetic biology method based on heterologous biosynthesis coupled with genome
mining is a promising approach for increasing the opportunities to rationally access natural …

Background Many species belonging to the genus Colletotrichum cause anthracnose
disease on a wide range of plant species. In addition to their economic impact, the genus …

A divergent strategy for assembling pyrone diterpenes is presented. Capitalizing on the
unique stereo-and chemoselectivity features of radical-based chemistry, the core decalin of …

Covering: up to July 2020 Fungal meroterpenoid cyclases are a recently discovered
emerging family of membrane-integrated, non-canonical terpene cyclases. They catalyze …

Capitalizing a synergy between late-stage C (sp3)–H alkynylation and a series of transition
metal-catalyzed alkyne functionalization reactions, we reported herein enantioselective …

As therapeutic tools, diterpenes and their derivatives have gained much attention of the
medicinal scientists nowadays. It is due to their pledging and important biological activities …

Fungal phytopathogens secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs) associated with enzymes and
phytotoxic metabolites. While these vesicles are thought to promote infection, defining the …

A bioactive disubstituted nonenolide, named truncatenolide, was produced by
Colletotrichum truncatum, which was collected from infected tissues of soybean showing …