The Ganoderma meroterpenoids are a growing class of natural products with architectural
complexity, and exhibit a wide range of biological activities. Here, we report an …

The Mukaiyama aldol reaction is generally a Lewis-acid catalyzed cross-aldol reaction
between an aldehyde or ketone and silyl enol ether. It was first described by Mukaiyama in …

Meroterpenoids isolated from fungi of the Ganoderma family have received much attention
owing to their unique structures and diverse biological activities. A number of Ganoderma …

Five new meroterpenoids, gancochlearols E− I (1, 3–6), and one compound ganomycin K
(2) were isolated from the fruiting bodies of G. cochlear. Their structures were assigned by …

The cochlearols and ganocochlearins are natural products with unique antifibrotic and
renoprotective activities in models of kidney disease. They represent compelling lead …

The first total synthesis of spiroapplanatumines B (2), D (4), F (6), and H (8) as well as the
possibly undiscovered natural product spiroapplanatumine R (10) has been realized in a …

Lingzhi mushroom refers to a group of fungal species belonging to the genus Ganoderma.
During the past 10 years, the genetic studies of Lingzhi have made great strides. The …

Three pivotal reactions, namely, enyne cycloisomerization, polyene cyclization, and quinone
methide formation, are applied to synthesize the complex polycyclic skeleton of cryptotrione …