title: Ergot alkaloids: synthetic approaches to lysergic acid and clavine alkaloids.
abstract: Covering: 2000 to 2017Ergot alkaloids are among the most important pharmaceuticals and natural toxins. Significant progress has been achieved in recent years on the research of ergot alkaloids. In this review, we re-introduced the history of ergot alkaloids. Meanwhile, we summarized all the natural products and semi-synthetic derivatives of ergot alkaloids. We also briefly described the biosynthesis and semi-synthesis of ergot alkaloid drugs from raw materials obtained by fermentation. Moreover, we reviewed the advances that have been made in the total synthesis of ergot alkaloids since 2000.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China. yxjia@bjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Haichao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China. yxjia@bjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yanxing
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9508-6622
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D004876:Ergot Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008237:Lysergic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D004876:Ergot Alkaloids; D008237:Lysergic Acid