Modulators of protein–protein interactions

LG Milroy, TN Grossmann, S Hennig… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Since Hedin's characterization of trypsin and antitrypsin in 1906,(1) arguably the first
account of a regulatory protein–protein interaction (PPI), contemporary understanding of …

[HTML][HTML] Diterpenes specially produced by fungi: Structures, biological activities, and biosynthesis (2010–2020)

FL Zhang, T Feng - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungi have traditionally been a very rewarding source of biologically active natural products,
while diterpenoids from fungi, such as the cyathane-type diterpenoids from Cyathus and …

Fusicoccane-Derived Diterpenoids from Alternaria brassicicola: Investigation of the Structure–Stability Relationship and Discovery of an IKKβ Inhibitor

Z Hu, W Sun, F Li, J Guan, Y Lu, J Liu, Y Tang… - Organic …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The structure–stability relationships of 1–6 were investigated to show that 1 converted to 5
via a kinetic, solution-mediated autoxidation. In addition, alterbrassicene A (7), a …

A Two‐Phase Approach to Fusicoccane Synthesis To Uncover a Compound That Reduces Tumourigenesis in Pancreatic Cancer Cells

B Chen, Q Wu, D Xu, X Zhang, Y Ding… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Alterbrassicicene D (1) and 3 (11)‐epoxyhypoestenone (2) were synthesised via a
two‐phase approach featuring concise construction of the 5‐8‐5 tricyclic intermediate and a …

Stabilization of protein–protein interactions by small molecules

F Giordanetto, A Schäfer, C Ottmann - Drug Discovery Today, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) are ever increasingly targets for drug
discovery.•Targeted small molecule inhibition of PPIs has repeatedly been shown to be …

Diterpenoids of terrestrial origin

JR Hanson - Natural product reports, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: January to December 2013. Previous review, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2013, 30, 1346–
1356 This review covers the isolation and chemistry of diterpenoids from terrestrial as …

Chromatography with silver nitrate: part 2

LN Mander, CM Williams - Tetrahedron, 2016 - Elsevier
The use of silver nitrate as a chromatography support to better facilitate difficult separations
of organic compounds, is a technique that has been widely applied since Morris, 1 de Vries …

Talarmalnoids A–F: Fusicoccane diterpenoids from an arthropod-derived endophytic fungus Talaromyces malicola

C Yang, K Chen, Y Liu, X Jia, C Yi, Y Niu, Y Tian, Y Liu - Fitoterapia, 2024 - Elsevier
The metabolites from the endophytic fungus Talaromyces malicola hosted in the
gastrointestinal tract of the arthropods Armadillidium vulgare were investigated, and six …

Harnessing the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of fungal secondary metabolites

G Wang, DB Kell, I Borodina - Essays in Biochemistry, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Fungal secondary metabolites (FSMs) represent a remarkable array of bioactive
compounds, with potential applications as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and …

Production of sesterterpene ophiobolin by a bifunctional terpene synthase in Escherichia coli

W Yuan, S Lv, L Chen, Y Zhao, Z Deng… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Ophiobolins (ophs) are characteristic 5-8-5 tricyclic sesterterpenes with potential
pharmaceutical activities. Ophiobolin synthase is a bifunctional terpene synthase (BTS) that …