title: Fungal phenalenones: chemistry, biology, biosynthesis and phylogeny.
abstract: Covering up to the end of August 2013. Phenalenones are members of a unique class of natural polyketides exhibiting diverse biological potential. This is a comprehensive review of 72 phenalenones with diverse structural features originating from fungal sources. Their bioactive potential and structure elucidation are discussed along with a review of their biosynthetic pathways and the taxonomical relationship between the fungi producing these natural products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Egypt. elsebai72@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mahmoud F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Elsebai
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saleem
authors.forename: Mysore V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Tejesvi
authors.forename: Marena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kajula
authors.forename: Sampo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mattila
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mehiri
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turpeinen
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pirttilä
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D043803:Phenalenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D048630:Polyketide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism*; D061065:Polyketides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D043803:Phenalenes; D061065:Polyketides; C038036:phenalen-1-one; D048630:Polyketide Synthases