Biosynthesis of fungal meroterpenoids.
Covering: up to September 2015. Meroterpenoids are hybrid natural products that partially originate from the terpenoid pathway. The meroterpenoids derived from fungi display quite diverse structures, with a wide range of biological properties. This review summarizes the molecular bases for their biosyntheses, which were recently elucidated with modern techniques, and also discusses the plausible biosynthetic pathways of other related natural products lacking genetic information. (Complementary to the coverage of literature by Geris and Simpson in Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 1063-1094.).
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. abei@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Yudai
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Matsuda
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. abei@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Ikuro
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Abe
D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
D001688:Biological Products; D013729:Terpenes