The biaryl axis is the joint central structural element of a broad variety of structurally (in
particular stereochemically) and biosynthetically interesting as well as pharmacologically …

Phytoalexin induction is now recognised as an important defence mechanism in plants
against microbial infection. Earlier studies of this de novo resistance process indicated that a …

Plants defend themselves from pathogen infections or mechanical injury by a number of
mechanisms, including the induced biosynthesis of antimicrobial secondary metabolites …

Two perinaphthenone-type compounds (1 and 2) were isolated together with four known
phenylphenalenones (3− 6) from the rhizomes of Musa acuminata var.“Yangambi km 5”. The …

The light-induced singlet oxygen production and antifungal activity of phenylphenalenone
phytoalexins isolated from infected banana plants (Musa acuminata) are reported. Upon …

A Lewis acid-catalyzed tandem reaction strategy for the construction of a dihydrophenalene–
lactone tetracyclic skeleton has been disclosed. Starting with 2-naphthol-tethered ketones …

Abstract Fourteen phenylphenalenone-type phytoalexins (1-14), including three new
compounds, were isolated from the peel of unripe Musa acuminata [AAA] cv. Buñgulan fruit …

A new bicyclic diarylheptanoid, rel-(3 S, 4a R, 10b R)-8-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-9-
methoxy-4a, 5, 6, 10b-tetrahydro-3 H-naphtho [2, 1-b] pyran (1), as well as four known …

Several perinaphthenone/phenylphenalenone compounds were synthesized to establish a
relationship between structure and antifungal activity against Mycosphaerella fijiensis …

Natural sources have been important for the development of new active molecules for many
years. Various small molecules with unique chemical skeleton and potent bioactivities were …