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Fungi have been identified as a prolific source of structurally unique secondary metabolites, many of which display promising biological and pharmacological properties. This review provides an overview of the structures of new natural products derived from fungi and their biological activities along with the research strategies, which focuses on literature published in the representative journals in 2023. In this review, a total of 553 natural products including 219 polyketides, 145 terpenoids, 35 steroids, 106 alkaloids, and 48 peptides are presented. By summarising the latest findings, this review aims to provide a guide and inspire further innovation in the fields of the discovery of fungal natural products and pharmaceutical development.
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Aryl-C-glycosides, of both synthetic and natural origin, are of great significance in medicinal chemistry owing to their unique structures and stability towards enzymatic and chemical hydrolysis as compared to O-glycosides. They are well-known antibiotics and potent enzyme inhibitors and possess a wide range of biological activities such as anticancer, antioxidant, antiviral, hypoglycemic effects, and so on. Currently, a number of aryl-C-glycoside drugs are on sale for the treatment of diabetes and related complications. This review summarizes the findings on aryl-C-glycoside scaffolds over the past 20 years, concerning new structures (over 200 molecules), their bioactivities-including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antivirus, glycation inhibitory activities and other pharmacological effects-as well as their synthesis.
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Antioxidantes , Glicósidos Cardíacos , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Antioxidantes/química , Glicósidos/química , Hipoglucemiantes/farmacología , Hipoglucemiantes/química , Antiinflamatorios/farmacologíaRESUMEN
In this review, we intensively focus on the advances in research of natural products (NPs) discovery carried out by domestic scholars in China from 2015 through 2017. In general, a total of 1811 publications (1479 in English and 332 in Chinese) were accumulated regarding newly isolated NPs from plants, microorganisms, and marine sources. As a result, 277 selected papers concerning naturally occurring compounds with extraordinary frameworks, origins, and promising activities were discussed in this review article, mainly organized according to their structural classes and novelties.
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Productos Biológicos/química , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Animales , Productos Biológicos/historia , Productos Biológicos/farmacología , China , Descubrimiento de Drogas/historia , Historia del Siglo XXI , Humanos , Estructura MolecularRESUMEN
In this review, we intensively focus on the advances in research of natural products (NPs) discovery carried out by domestic scholars in China from 2015 through 2017. In general, a total of 1811 publications (1479 in English and 332 in Chinese) were accumulated regarding newly isolated NPs from plants, microorganisms, and marine sources. As a result, 277 selected papers concerning naturally occurring compounds with extraordinary frameworks, origins, and promising activities were discussed in this review article, mainly organized according to their structural classes and novelties.
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Animales , Humanos , Productos Biológicos , Química , Historia , Farmacología , China , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Historia , Historia del Siglo XXI , Estructura MolecularRESUMEN
@#The advanced natural products chemistry researches accomplished by Chinese domestic scholars in 2017 have been reviewed in this survey. Selected naturally occurring compounds generally have extraordinary frameworks and/or significant bioactivities. A total of 139 distinctive compounds reported in 122 peer-reviewed publications were highlighted. Their origins, structural characteristics and promising bioactivities are introduced and illustrated herein mainly based on their structural classes and novelties.
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@#The advanced natural products chemistry researches accomplished by Chinese domestic scholars in 2017 have been reviewed in this survey. Selected naturally occurring compounds generally have extraordinary frameworks and/or significant bioactivities. A total of 139 distinctive compounds reported in 122 peer-reviewed publications were highlighted. Their origins, structural characteristics and promising bioactivities are introduced and illustrated herein mainly based on their structural classes and novelties.
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In this review, we intensively focus on the advances in research of natural products (NPs) discovery carried out by domestic scholars in China from 2015 through 2017. In general, a total of 1811 publications (1479 in English and 332 in Chinese) were accumulated regarding newly isolated NPs from plants, microorganisms, and marine sources. As a result, 277 selected papers concerning naturally occurring compounds with extraordinary frameworks, origins, and promising activities were discussed in this review article, mainly organized according to their structural classes and novelties.
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Animales , Humanos , Productos Biológicos , Química , Historia , Farmacología , China , Descubrimiento de Drogas , Historia , Historia del Siglo XXI , Estructura MolecularRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Blocking malaria transmission is an important step in eradicating malaria. In the field, transmission requires the production of sexual stage Plasmodium parasites, called gametocytes, which are not effectively killed by the commonly used anti-malarials allowing individuals to remain infectious after clearance of asexual parasites. METHODS: To identify new gametocytocidal compounds, a library of 45,056 compounds with diverse structures was screened using a high throughput gametocyte viability assay. The characteristics of active hits were further evaluated against asexual stage parasites in a growth inhibition assay. Their cytotoxicity were tested against mammalian cells in a cytotoxicity assay. The chemical scaffold similarity of active hits were studied using scaffold cluster analysis. RESULTS: A set of 23 compounds were identified and further confirmed for their activity against gametocytes. All the 23 confirmed compounds possess dual-activities against both gametocytes responsible for human to mosquito transmission and asexual parasites that cause the clinical symptoms. Three of these compounds were fourfold more active against gametocytes than asexual parasites. Further cheminformatic analysis revealed three sets of novel scaffolds, including highly selective 4-1H-pyrazol-5-yl piperidine analogs. CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed important new structural scaffolds that can be used as starting points for dual activity anti-malarial drug development.
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Antimaláricos/aislamiento & purificación , Antimaláricos/farmacología , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos/métodos , Ensayos Analíticos de Alto Rendimiento , Plasmodium falciparum/efectos de los fármacos , Antimaláricos/química , Antimaláricos/toxicidad , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Células Hep G2 , Humanos , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Estructura MolecularRESUMEN
Phenylethanoid glycosides (PhGs) are widely distributed in traditional Chinese medicines as well as in other medicinal plants, and they were characterized by a phenethyl alcohol (C6-C2) moiety attached to a ß-glucopyranose/ß-allopyranose via a glycosidic bond. The outstanding activity of PhGs in diverse diseases proves their importance in medicinal chemistry research. This review summarizes new findings on PhGs over the past 10 years, concerning the new structures, their bioactivities, including neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial and antivirus, cytotoxic, immunomodulatory, and enzyme inhibitory effects, and pharmacokinetic properties.