title: Indolocarbazole natural products: occurrence, biosynthesis, and biological activity.
abstract: The indolocarbazole family of natural products, including the biosynthetically related bisindolylmaleimides, is reviewed (with 316 references cited). The isolation of indolocarbazoles from natural sources and the biosynthesis of this class of compounds are thoroughly reviewed, including recent developments in molecular genetics, enzymology and metabolic engineering. The biological activities and underlying modes of action displayed by natural and synthetic indolocarbazoles is also presented, with an emphasis on the development of analogs that have entered clinical trials for its future use against cancer or other diseases.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Funcional & Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (I.U.O.P.A.), Universidad de Oviedo, 33006, Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Méndez
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Salas
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D008967:Molecular Biology; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D002227:Carbazoles; D007211:Indoles