Sesterterpenoids: chemistry, biology, and biosynthesis.
Nat Prod Rep
; 38(7): 1251-1281, 2021 07 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1324434
ABSTRACT
Covering July 2012 to December 2019Over the last seven years, expanding research efforts focused on sesterterpenoids has led to the isolation, identification, and characterization of numerous structurally novel and biologically active sesterterpenoids. These newly reported sesterterpenoids provide diverse structures that often incorporate unprecedented ring systems and new carbon skeletons, as well as unusual functional group arrays. Biological activities of potential biomedical importance including suppression of cancer cell growth, inhibition of enzymatic activity, and modulation of receptor signaling, as well as ecologically important functions such as antimicrobial effects and deterrence of herbivorous insects have been associated with a variety of sesterterpenoids. There has also been a rapid growth in our knowledge of the genomics, enzymology, and specific pathways associated with sesterterpene biosynthesis. This has opened up new opportunities for future sesterterpene discovery and diversification through the expression of new cryptic metabolites and the engineered manipulation of associated biosynthetic machinery and processes. In this paper we reviewed 498 new sesterterpenoids, including their structures, source organisms, country of origin, relevant bioactivities, and biosynthesis.
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Main subject:
Sesterterpenes
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Language:
English
Journal:
Nat Prod Rep
Journal subject:
Chemistry
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
D0np00070a
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