ChemistryOpen,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 8, 2025
Abstract
A
bromotropone
corresponding
to
the
agylcone
of
glycosylated
sesquiterpenoid
natural
product
liriosmaside
has
been
prepared
over
ten
steps
and
in
a
fully
regio‐controlled
manner
through
gem
‐dibromocyclopropane‐mediated
ring‐expansion
readily
accessible
decalenone.
Pd[0]‐mediated
glucosylation
reaction
applied
this
afforded
mixture
from
which
an
enantiomerically
pure
cross‐coupling
could
be
obtained
its
structure
confirmed
single‐crystal
X‐ray
analysis
derivative.
Various
(unsuccessful)
attempts
are
described
selectively
acylate
last
compound
thereby
install
3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylglutaric
acid
or
HMGA‐containing
side
chain
title
product.
literature
survey
other
products
embodying
HMGA
motif
suggest
that
co‐metabolite
B
S
‐configured
at
C3”.
The
evaluation
glucosylated
tropone
series
anti‐bacterial,
anti‐fungal
cytotoxicity
assays
reveals
it
is
inactive
all
these
so
emphasizing
prospect
related
troponoids,
including
B,
can
serve
as
useful
models
for
new
anti‐viral
agents.
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
18, P. 3539 - 3554
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
Graphical
abstractAbstractPlant
growth-promoting
rhizobacteria
(PGPR)
actively
colonize
the
soil
portion
under
influence
of
plant
roots,
called
rhizosphere.
Many
plant-beneficial
Pseudomonas
spp.
have
been
characterized
as
PGPR.
They
are
ubiquitous
rod-shaped
motile
Gram-negative
bacteria
displaying
a
high
metabolic
versatility.
Their
capacity
to
protect
plants
from
pathogens
and
improve
growth
closely
depends
on
their
rhizosphere
colonization
abilities.
Various
molecular
cellular
mechanisms
involved
in
this
complex
process,
such
chemotaxis,
biofilm
formation,
secondary
metabolites
biosynthesis,
versatility,
evasion
immunity.
The
burst
genome
sequencing
recent
years
has
crucial
better
understand
how
they
In
review,
we
discuss
advances
regarding
these
underlying
bacterial
genetic
factors
required
for
successful
colonization.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
141(36), P. 14052 - 14056
Published: Aug. 28, 2019
Diels–Alder
reactions
are
among
the
most
powerful
synthetic
transformations
to
construct
complex
natural
products.
Despite
that
increasing
of
enzymatic
intramolecular
have
been
discovered,
intermolecular
Diels–Alderases
rarely
described.
Here,
we
report
an
hetero-Diels–Alder
reaction
in
biosynthesis
tropolonic
sesquiterpenes
and
functionally
characterize
EupfF
as
first
fungal
hetero-Diels–Alderase.
We
demonstrate
catalyzed
dehydration
a
hydroxymethyl-containing
tropolone
(5)
generate
reactive
o-quinone
methide
(6)
might
further
stereoselectively
control
subsequent
with
(1E,4E,8Z)-humulenol
(8)
produce
enantiomerically
pure
neosetophomone
B
(1).
Our
results
reveal
biosynthetic
pathway
1
expand
repertoire
activities
cyclases.
Natural Product Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
41(7), P. 1152 - 1179
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Covering:
up
to
the
end
of
2023Cephalotane
diterpenoids
are
a
unique
class
natural
products
exclusive
genus
Cephalotaxus,
featuring
rigid
7,6,5,6-fused
tetracyclic
architecture.
The
study
cephalotanes
dates
back
1970s,
when
harringtonolide
(1),
Cephalotaxus
troponoid
with
peculiar
norditerpenoid
carbon
skeleton,
was
first
discovered.
In
recent
years,
prototype
C20
proposed
as
cephalotane
were
disclosed,
which
triggered
intense
studies
on
this
diterpenoid
family.
To
date,
cumulative
total
105
great
structural
diversity
and
biological
importance
have
been
isolated.
addition,
significant
advances
made
in
field
synthesis
biosynthesis
years.
This
review
provides
complete
overview
chemical
structures,
bioactivities,
biosynthetic
aspects,
completed
all
isolated
diterpenoids,
will
help
guide
future
research
compounds.
Natural Product Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Sorbicillinoids
are
a
growing
class
of
fungal
natural
products
combining
complex
molecular
architectures
with
pharmaceutically
relevant
bioactivities.
This
review
covers
their
structural
diversity,
biosynthesis,
and
synthetic
studies.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 3184 - 3190
Published: Feb. 6, 2025
A
direct
electroreductive
functionalization
of
tropones
employing
aldehydes
as
alkylating
agents
is
reported.
This
C(sp2)-H
process
leverages
the
mediation
electroactive
nickel
complexes,
enabling
a
wide
range
both
native
and
substituted
(44
examples)
to
be
alkylated
selectively
at
α-position
in
high
yields
(up
90%).
Combined
electrochemical,
spectroelectrochemical,
computational
analyses
disclosed
whole
mechanistic
pathway
revealed
key
role
played
by
reduced
Ni
complexes
activating
tropone
core
toward
condensation
with
aldehydes.
Cell Biology International,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 27, 2025
ABSTRACT
Acute
kidney
injury
(AKI)
in
diabetic
conditions
often
advances
to
chronic
disease
(CKD),
exacerbated
by
ischemia–reperfusion
(IRI)
through
pathomechanisms
such
as
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
stress
and
inflammation.
Currently,
available
treatment
options
for
AKI
are
not
uniformly
effective,
highlighting
the
need
novel
interventions.
This
study
aimed
examine
renoprotective
effects
of
hinokitiol,
a
natural
tropolone
compound,
against
with
its
capability
decrease
ER
inflammation,
along
apoptosis.
involved
NRK‐52E
cells
grown
in‐vitro
under
high‐glucose
subjected
10
mM
sodium
azide
elicit
hypoxia/reperfusion
(HRI).
The
expression
key
markers
like
binding
immunoglobulin
protein
(BiP),
R/PKR‐like
kinase
(PERK),
eukaryotic
initiation
factor‐2
(eIF2α)
well
inflammatory
proteins
was
markedly
diminished
hinokitiol
pretreatment
(50
μM).
Hinokitiol
further
reduced
apoptosis
cells.
Similarly,
in‐vivo
study,
male
Wistar
rats
STZ‐induced
Type
1
diabetes
(55
mg/kg,
i.p
.)
were
treated
50
100
mg/kg/day
.
5
days,
followed
induction
via
bilateral
IRI.
significantly
elevated
plasma
blood
urea
nitrogen
(BUN),
creatinine,
urinary
molecule‐1
(KIM‐1)
levels
tubular
damage
rats.
also
respective
expressions
rats,
demonstrated
immunohistochemical
analysis
immunoblotting.
These
findings
suggest
that
alleviates
modulating
PERK/CHOP/NF‐κB
axis,
likeliness
viable
therapeutic
technique
alleviating
AKI.
Marine Drugs,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
19(11), P. 645 - 645
Published: Nov. 18, 2021
The
marine
environment
is
an
underexplored
treasure
that
hosts
huge
biodiversity
of
microorganisms.
Marine-derived
fungi
are
a
rich
source
novel
metabolites
with
unique
structural
features,
bioactivities,
and
biotechnological
applications.
Marine-associated
Studies in Mycology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
99(1), P. 100118 - 100118
Published: June 1, 2021
To
date
little
is
known
about
the
genetic
background
that
drives
production
and
diversification
of
secondary
metabolites
in
Hypoxylaceae
.
With
recent
availability
high-quality
genome
sequences
for
13
representative
species
one
relative
(
Xylaria
hypoxylon
)
we
attempted
to
survey
diversity
biosynthetic
pathways
these
organisms
investigate
their
true
potential
as
metabolite
producers.
Manual
search
strategies
based
on
accumulated
knowledge
biosynthesis
fungi
enabled
us
identify
783
across
14
studied
species,
majority
which
were
arranged
gene
clusters
(BGC).
The
similarity
BGCs
was
analysed
with
BiG-SCAPE
engine
organised
into
375
cluster
families
(GCF).
Only
ten
GCFs
conserved
all
indicating
speciation
accompanied
by
changes
metabolism.
From
compounds
produced
family
members
some
can
be
directly
correlated
identified
highlighted
herein
azaphilone,
dihydroxynaphthalene,
tropolone,
cytochalasan,
terrequinone,
terphenyl
brasilane
giving
insights
evolution
those
compound
classes.
Vice
versa
,
products
various
predicted
through
homology
analysis
from
other
shown
ergot
alkaloid,
trigazaphilone,
curvupallide,
viridicatumtoxin
swainsonine
BGCs.
However,
had
no
obvious
links
or
well-studied
fungi.
These
findings
highlight
number
strongly
underrepresents
a
tremendous
unidentified
still
hidden.
Moreover,
increasing
numbers
genomes
further
becoming
available,
likelihood
revealing
new
encode
new,
potentially
useful
will
significantly
improve.
Reaching
better
understanding
biology
producers,
development
methods
manipulation,
crucial
access
treasures.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Dec. 4, 2023
Photochemical
glycosylation
has
attracted
considerable
attention
in
carbohydrate
chemistry.
However,
to
the
best
of
our
knowledge,
visible-light-promoted
via
photoactive
glycosyl
donor
not
been
reported.
In
study,
we
report
a
photosensitizer-free
visible-light-mediated
approach
using
2-glycosyloxy
tropone
as
donor.
This
reaction
proceeds
at
ambient
temperature
give
wide
range
O-glycosides
or
oligosaccharides
with
yields
up
99%.
method
is
further
applied
stereoselective
preparation
various
functional
phosphates/phosphosaccharides,
construction
N-glycosides/nucleosides,
and
late-stage
natural
products
pharmaceuticals
on
gram
scales,
iterative
synthesis
hexasaccharide.
The
protocol
features
uncomplicated
conditions,
operational
simplicity,
substrate
scope
(58
examples),
excellent
compatibility
groups,
scalability
(7
high
yields.
It
provides
an
efficient
for
accessing
O/N-glycosides
glycans.