title: The taxonomy, biology and chemistry of the fungal Pestalotiopsis genus.
abstract: A growing body of evidence indicates that the Pestalotiopsis genus represents a huge and largely untapped resource of natural products with chemical structures that have been optimized by evolution for biological and ecological relevance. So far, 196 secondary metabolites have been encountered in this genus. This review systematically surveys the taxonomy, biology and chemistry of the Pestalotiopsis genus. It also summarises the biosynthetic relationships and chemical synthesis of metabolites from this genus. There are 184 references.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of Ministry of Education and College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Long
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jing-Ze
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Du-Qiang
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013098:Xylariales / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products