Convenient alternative synthesis of the Malassezia-derived virulence factor malassezione and related compounds

• Karu Ramesh and
• Stephen L. Bearne

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1730–1736, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.135

• . 5%. Furthermore, the present method may also be used to prepare related compounds. Keywords: bis(aryl/heteroaryl)ketones; EDC; indole alkaloids; malassezione; Introduction Lipophilic yeasts of the genus Malassezia are commensal fungi that constitute the normal skin microbiota; however, when they