Banana (Musaceae) is one of the world's most important fruit crops that is widely cultivated
in tropical countries for its valuable applications in food industry. Its enormous by-products …

Bananas are an important staple food crop in tropical and subtropical regions in Asia, sub-
Saharan Africa, and Central and South America. The plant is affected by numerous …

The global yield of bananas—one of the most important food crops—is severely hampered
by parasites, such as nematodes, which cause yield losses up to 75%. Plant–nematode …

The marine-derived fungus Coniothyrium cereale was isolated from the green alga
Enteromorpha sp. and found to produce the new phenalenone derivatives 1–7 as well as …

Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) are important food crops in tropical and subtropical
regions of the world where they generate millions of dollars annually to both subsistence …

A critical perspective on phytoanticipins, constitutive plant secondary metabolites with
defensive roles against microbes is presented. This mini-review focuses on the chemical …

Phytoalexins phenalenones (PNs) are phytochemicals biosynthesized inside the plant in
responsive to exterior threat. PNs are excellent type-II photosensitizers, which efficiently …

An efficient Brønsted acid-catalyzed tandem reaction has been developed for the
construction of a dihydrophenalene skeleton bearing an all-carbon quaternary center …

Phenylphenalenones, polycyclic aromatic natural products from some monocotyledonous
plants, are known as phytoalexins in banana (Musa spp.). In this study, 1H nuclear magnetic …

Four new metabolites, asperchalasine I (1), dibefurin B (2) and two epicoccine derivatives (3
and 4), together with seven known compounds (5–11) were isolated from a mangrove …