Covering: up to the end of 2014 Fungi are widespread in nature and have conquered nearly
every ecological niche. Fungi occur not only in terrestrial but also in freshwater and marine …

Cyclodipeptides (CDP) represent a diverse family of small, highly stable, cyclic peptides that
are produced as secondary functional metabolites or side products of protein metabolism by …

Eight lichens were extracted successively with n-hexane, diethyl ether and methanol using a
Soxhlet process. The cytotoxic activity of the 24 lichen extracts was evaluated in vitro using …

Microorganisms and their hosts communicate with each other through an array of signals.
The plant hormone auxin (indole-3-acetic acid; IAA) is central in many aspects of plant …

Cyclodipeptides and their derivatives belong to the diketopiperazine (DKP) family, which is
comprised of a broad array of natural products that exhibit useful biological properties. In the …

The Mitsunobu reaction plays a vital part in organic chemistry due to its wide synthetic
applications. It is considered as a significant reaction for the interconversion of one …

Covering: up to 2012 We review here work on the biosynthesis of diketopiperazines (DKPs),
a large class of natural products with noteworthy biological activities, focusing on the …

A total of 69 species of lichens have been collected from various locations around New
Zealand. Screening of extracts of these species for antimicrobial, antiviral and cytotoxic …

Abstract Albonoursin [cyclo (ΔPhe-ΔLeu)], an antibacterial peptide produced by
Streptomyces noursei, is one of the simplest representatives of the large diketopiperazine …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Usnea sp. is a fruticose thalli lichen with interesting
medicinal properties. Since ancient times, Usnea sp. has been used in traditional medicine …