Enzymatic carbon–sulfur bond formation in natural product biosynthesis

KL Dunbar, DH Scharf, A Litomska… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Sulfur plays a critical role for the development and maintenance of life on earth, which is
reflected by the wealth of primary metabolites, macromolecules, and cofactors bearing this …

Metabolism and detoxification of pesticides in plants

JJ Zhang, H Yang - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Pesticides make indispensable contributions to agricultural productivity. However, the
residues after their excessive use may be harmful to crop production, food safety and human …

[HTML][HTML] The style and substance of plant flavonoid decoration; towards defining both structure and function

S Alseekh, LP de Souza, M Benina, AR Fernie - Phytochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Over 8000 different flavonoids have been described and a considerable number of new
flavonoid structures are being elucidated every year. The advent of metabolomics alongside …

Methyltransferases: functions and applications

E Abdelraheem, B Thair, RF Varela… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this review the current state‐of‐the‐art of S‐adenosylmethionine (SAM)‐dependent
methyltransferases and SAM are evaluated. Their structural classification and diversity is …

Earth abides arsenic biotransformations

YG Zhu, M Yoshinaga, FJ Zhao… - Annual Review of Earth …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic is the most prevalent environmental toxic element and causes health problems
throughout the world. The toxicity, mobility, and fate of arsenic in the environment are largely …

Terpene synthases in disguise: enzymology, structure, and opportunities of non-canonical terpene synthases

JD Rudolf, CY Chang - Natural product reports, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to July 2019 Terpene synthases (TSs) are responsible for generating much of
the structural diversity found in the superfamily of terpenoid natural products. These elegant …

Structural diversity, bioactivities, and biosynthesis of natural diterpenoid alkaloids

Y Shen, WJ Liang, YN Shi, EJ Kennelly… - Natural Product …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2009 to 2018. Diterpenoid alkaloids, originating from the amination of natural
tetracyclic diterpenes, are a diverse class of compounds having complex structural features …

S-Adenosylmethionine: more than just a methyl donor

YH Lee, D Ren, B Jeon, H Liu - Natural product reports, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: from 2000 up to the very early part of 2023 S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) is a
naturally occurring trialkyl sulfonium molecule that is typically associated with biological …

Biosynthesis and molecular actions of specialized 1, 4-naphthoquinone natural products produced by horticultural plants

JR Widhalm, D Rhodes - Horticulture Research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The 1, 4-naphthoquinones (1, 4-NQs) are a diverse group of natural products found
in every kingdom of life. Plants, including many horticultural species, collectively synthesize …

S-adenosylhomocysteine as a methyl transfer catalyst in biocatalytic methylation reactions

C Liao, FP Seebeck - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases form a large family of enzymes that
can catalyse regio-, chemo-and stereospecific methylation of complex natural products …