Abstract
The genus Chaetomium fungi are considered to be a rich source of novel and bioactive secondary metabolites of great importance. Up till now, a variety of more than 200 secondary metabolites belonging to diverse structural types of chaetoglobosins, epipolythiodioxopiperazines, azaphilones, xanthones, anthraquinones, chromones, depsidones, terpenoids, and steroids have been discovered. Most of these fungal metabolites exhibited antitumor, cytotoxic, antimalarial, enzyme inhibitory, antibiotic, and other activities. This review covers the extraction, structure elucidation, structural diversity, and biological activities of natural products isolated from about 30 fungi associated with marine- and terrestrial- origins, and highlights some bioactive compounds as well as their mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationships.
Keywords: Alkaloids, Bioactivities, Chaetomium, mycotoxins, natural products, polyketides, Sephadex, epipolythiodioxopiperazines, terpenoids, Chaetoglobosins, subaffine
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Chemical and Bioactive Diversities of the Genus Chaetomium Secondary Metabolites
Volume: 12 Issue: 2
Author(s): Q. Zhang, H.-Q. Li, S.-C. Zong, J.-M. Gao and A.-L. Zhang
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Keywords: Alkaloids, Bioactivities, Chaetomium, mycotoxins, natural products, polyketides, Sephadex, epipolythiodioxopiperazines, terpenoids, Chaetoglobosins, subaffine
Abstract: The genus Chaetomium fungi are considered to be a rich source of novel and bioactive secondary metabolites of great importance. Up till now, a variety of more than 200 secondary metabolites belonging to diverse structural types of chaetoglobosins, epipolythiodioxopiperazines, azaphilones, xanthones, anthraquinones, chromones, depsidones, terpenoids, and steroids have been discovered. Most of these fungal metabolites exhibited antitumor, cytotoxic, antimalarial, enzyme inhibitory, antibiotic, and other activities. This review covers the extraction, structure elucidation, structural diversity, and biological activities of natural products isolated from about 30 fungi associated with marine- and terrestrial- origins, and highlights some bioactive compounds as well as their mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationships.
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Zhang Q., Li H.-Q., Zong S.-C., Gao J.-M. and Zhang A.-L., Chemical and Bioactive Diversities of the Genus Chaetomium Secondary Metabolites, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2012; 12 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955712798995066
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955712798995066 |
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