title: Naphthopyranones--isolation, bioactivity, biosynthesis and synthesis.
abstract: The 1H-naphtho[2,3-c]pyran-1-one (naphthopyranone) moiety forms the structural framework of a group of secondary metabolites that have been isolated from a range of organisms including fungi, bacteria, lichen and plants. This review documents the known naturally occurring naphthopyranones - their isolation, biosynthesis and biological activity. A survey of methods reported for the synthesis of naphthopyranone natural products is presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. cdonner@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Donner
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry; D008011:Lichens / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry; D011753:Pyrones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011753:Pyrones