Discovery and biosynthesis of bacterial drimane-type sesquiterpenoids from Streptomyces clavuligerus

• Dongxu Zhang,
• Wenyu Du,
• Xingming Pan,
• Xiaoxu Lin,
• Fang-Ru Li,
• Qingling Wang,
• Qian Yang,
• Hui-Min Xu and
• Liao-Bin Dong

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 815–822, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.73

• these, drimane-type sesquiterpenoids (DMTs) are distinct due to their chemical structures, which feature a decahydronaphthalene core adorned with methyl groups, mirroring the A/B rings found in labdane-derived diterpenoids [5][6] (Figure 1a). DMTs exhibit significant biological activities, such as those

• significant in industrial applications, renowned for its production of diverse natural products with chemical structures and bioactivities, such as cephamycin C, clavulanic acid, and isopenicillin N [22][23][24]. Genomic sequencing of S. clavuligerus has revealed 48 potential secondary metabolite BGCs, and

• ), 2α-hydroxydrimenol (3), and 3-ketodrimenol (4) (Figure 2a). HPLC analysis of metabolites from different culture media showed that YMS medium was more conducive to produce compound 3 (Figure 2b and Table S1 in Supporting Information File 1). The chemical structures of these isolated compounds were

Genome mining of labdane-related diterpenoids: Discovery of the two-enzyme pathway leading to (−)-sandaracopimaradiene in the fungus Arthrinium sacchari

• Fumito Sato,
• Terutaka Sonohara,
• Shunta Fujiki,
• Akihiro Sugawara,
• Yohei Morishita,
• Taro Ozaki and
• Teigo Asai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 714–720, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.65

• organizations were discovered, these enzymes would be useful to discuss and further analyze the evolution of TCs in fungi. LRDs in fungi. A) Chemical structures of representative fungal LRDs. B) Reactions catalyzed by selected fungal bifunctional TCs. Sequence analysis of AsPS and AsCPS. A) Biosynthetic gene

New variochelins from soil-isolated Variovorax sp. H002

• Jabal Rahmat Haedar,
• Aya Yoshimura and
• Toshiyuki Wakimoto

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 692–700, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.63

• percent growth inhibition. (a) Chemical structures and (b) ESIMS/MS of variochelins A–E (1–5) isolated from Variovorax sp. H002. Parent ions are m/z 1075.08 [M + H]+ (1), m/z 1103.18 [M + H]+ (2), m/z 1047.06 [M + H]+ (3), m/z 1072.95 [M + H]+ (4), and m/z 1101.14 [M + H]+ (5). Parent ions are represented

Chemical and biosynthetic potential of Penicillium shentong XL-F41

• Ran Zou,
• Xin Li,
• Xiaochen Chen,
• Yue-Wei Guo and
• Baofu Xu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 597–606, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.52

• found in the methods section. Chemical structures of compounds 1–12. Key 2D NMR correlations of compounds 1–3. Experimental and calculated ECD spectra at the CAM-B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) level of theory for compound 1. Biosynthetic exploration of compounds 1 and 2. A: The schematic presents the biosynthetic

Recent developments in the engineered biosynthesis of fungal meroterpenoids

• Zhiyang Quan and
• Takayoshi Awakawa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 578–588, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.50

• molecular species withdraws a hydrogen atom, and the generated radical induces various reactions such as hydroxylation, unsaturation, epoxidation, halogenation, endoperoxidation, and C–C bond reconstruction, leading to the formation of diverse chemical structures [22][26][27][28][29][30][31]. Structure

Pseudallenes A and B, new sulfur-containing ovalicin sesquiterpenoid derivatives with antimicrobial activity from the deep-sea cold seep sediment-derived fungus Pseudallescheria boydii CS-793

• Zhen Ying,
• Xiao-Ming Li,
• Sui-Qun Yang,
• Hong-Lei Li,
• Xin Li,
• Bin-Gui Wang and
• Ling-Hong Meng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 470–478, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.42

• . Optical density at 600 nm was read by a multi-detection microplate reader (Infinite M1000 Pro, Tecan). The human pathogenic bacteria and aquatic pathogenic strains were offered by the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Chemical structures of compounds 1–5 isolated from P. boydii CS-793

Discovery of unguisin J, a new cyclic peptide from Aspergillus heteromorphus CBS 117.55, and phylogeny-based bioinformatic analysis of UngA NRPS domains

• Sharmila Neupane,
• Marcelo Rodrigues de Amorim and
• Elizabeth Skellam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 321–330, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.32

• analyzed by LC–MS for comparison of the retention times. Structures of unguisins. Chemical structures of unguisin J (1) and unguisin B (2). Key gHMBC and gCOSY correlations, and NOESY interactions of 1. Clinker analysis of identified unguisin-encoding BGCs. UngE’ is a methyltransferase that methylates

Construction of diazepine-containing spiroindolines via annulation reaction of α-halogenated N-acylhydrazones and isatin-derived MBH carbonates

• Xing Liu,
• Wenjing Shi,
• Jing Sun and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1923–1932, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.143

• spiro[indoline-3,5'-[1,2]diazepine]-6'-carboxylates 5a–g in 63–77% yields (Scheme 3). The substituents on both substrates also showed little effect on the yields. The chemical structures were fully characterized by HRMS, IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectra. For demonstrating the synthetic value of this protocol

• yields. The chemical structures of the spiro compounds 7a–n were established by various spectroscopy methods. In addition, the single crystal structure of compound 7a was also determined by X-ray diffraction (Figure 1). As can be seen from Figure 1, both the C–C and C–N double bonds are part of the

Aromatic systems with two and three pyridine-2,6-dicarbazolyl-3,5-dicarbonitrile fragments as electron-transporting organic semiconductors exhibiting long-lived emissions

• Karolis Leitonas,
• Brigita Vigante,
• Dmytro Volyniuk,
• Audrius Bucinskas,
• Pavels Dimitrijevs,
• Sindija Lapcinska,
• Pavel Arsenyan and
• Juozas Vidas Grazulevicius

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1867–1880, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.139

• electrochemical potential scales. The CV technique provided detailed cyclic voltammograms, allowing us to analyze the redox behavior and electrochemical properties of the compounds under investigation. Chemical structures of pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile-based TADF emitters. Absorption (a, b) and PL (c, d) spectra

Selectivity control towards CO versus H₂ for photo-driven CO₂ reduction with a novel Co(II) catalyst

• Lisa-Lou Gracia,
• Philip Henkel,
• Olaf Fuhr and
• Claudia Bizzarri

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1766–1775, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.129

• products and of the catalyst; t is the time of the reaction. Chemical structures of the molecular components used in this work: Co(II) complex 1 as the novel catalyst, the heteroleptic Cu(I) complex as photosensitizer, and the benzimidazolidine derivative BIH as the sacrificial electron donor. ORTEP

A series of perylene diimide cathode interlayer materials for green solvent processing in conventional organic photovoltaics

• Kathryn M. Wolfe,
• Shahidul Alam,
• Eva German,
• Fahad N. Alduayji,
• Maryam Alqurashi,
• Frédéric Laquai and
• Gregory C. Welch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1620–1629, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.119

• respective HOMO/LUMO level energies determined from CV E1/2 values. b) Corresponding CVs for PDIN-FB, PDIN-B, CN-PDIN-FB, and CN-PDIN-B with E1/2 values. a) Chemical structures of BHJ donor material PM6 and acceptor material Y6, b) conventional OPV device structure used in this study, and c) the work

Radical chemistry in polymer science: an overview and recent advances

• Zixiao Wang,
• Feichen Cui,
• Yang Sui and
• Jiajun Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1580–1603, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.116

• couplings in PATs. Scheme 10 redrawn from [79]. General thiol-ene photopolymerization process. Scheme 11 redrawn from [81]. (a) Three generations of Grubbs catalysts. (b) Proposed mechanism for photo-ROMP via a reductive quenching pathway and (c, d) chemical structures of the (c) initiators and (d) monomers

Secondary metabolites of Diaporthe cameroonensis, isolated from the Cameroonian medicinal plant Trema guineensis

• Bel Youssouf G. Mountessou,
• Élodie Gisèle M. Anoumedem,
• Blondelle M. Kemkuignou,
• Yasmina Marin-Felix,
• Frank Surup,
• Marc Stadler and
• Simeon F. Kouam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1555–1561, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.112

• -Diacetylalternariol (2): white amorphous powder, UV (MeOH): λmax (PDA): 222, 258, 330 nm; 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) and 13C NMR (125 MHz, DMSO-d6) are shown in Table 1; (+)-HRESIMS (m/z): [M + H]+ calcd for C18H15O7, 343.0812; found, 343.0809. Chemical structures of compounds 1 and 2. Key COSY and HMBC correlations

Selective construction of dispiro[indoline-3,2'-quinoline-3',3''-indoline] and dispiro[indoline-3,2'-pyrrole-3',3''-indoline] via three-component reaction

• Ziying Xiao,
• Fengshun Xu,
• Jing Sun and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1234–1242, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.91

• different reactivity to that of the adducts of 3-ethoxycarbonylmethyleneoxindoles. For confirming the chemical structures of dispirooxindoles 4a–i, the single crystal structure of compound 4a was determined by X-ray diffraction (Figure 2). In Figure 2, the two oxindole scaffolds are in trans-position. The

• -oxoindolin-3-ylidene)acetate with 5-chloro and 5-fluoro substituent gave the spiro compounds 3a–k in satisfactory yields. However, the dimedone adducts of ethyl 2-(2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene)acetate itself and its derivatives with 5-methyl group gave the products 3l and 3m in moderate yields. The chemical

• structures of the obtained dispiro compounds 3a–m were fully characterized by IR, HRMS, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Because of the three chiral carbon atoms in the product, several diastereomers might be formed in the reaction. However, TLC monitoring and 1H NMR spectra of the crude products clearly

Two new lanostanoid glycosides isolated from a Kenyan polypore Fomitopsis carnea

• Winnie Chemutai Sum,
• Sherif S. Ebada,
• Didsanutda Gonkhom,
• Cony Decock,
• Rémy Bertrand Teponno,
• Josphat Clement Matasyoh and
• Marc Stadler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1161–1169, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.84

• prostate cancer cells PC-3) were obtained from the DSMZ collection (Braunschweig, Germany). Chemical structures of compounds 1–4. Key 1H,1H COSY, HMBC, and ROESY correlations of compounds 1 and 2. 1H and 13C NMR data of compounds 1 and 2 in methanol-d4. Supporting Information Supporting Information File

The unique reactivity of 5,6-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridine in the Huisgen 1,4-diploar cycloaddition and formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition

• Xiu-Yu Chen,
• Hui Zheng,
• Ying Han,
• Jing Sun and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 982–990, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.73

• -dihydropyridines derived from the condensation of acetylacetone also afforded the expected product 4o in 65% yield. The chemical structures of the obtained isoquinoline[2,1-h][1,7]naphthyridines 4a–o were fully characterized by various spectroscopy methods and further confirmed by determination of the single

• ]pyrrole derivatives 6e, 6f, 6i, 6k, 6l, and 6m were isolated in 23–39% yield from the reaction mixture. In other cases, the corresponding 1,3a,4,6a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]pyrrole derivatives could not be isolated due to too low yields. By analyzing the chemical structures of the 1,3a,4,6a

• -tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]pyrrole derivatives 6, it was found that the 1,4-dihydropyridinyl ring of the substrate was converted to a fused pyrrole ring, which might be a result from a rearrangement process of the formed 2-azabicyclo[4.2.0]octa-3,7-diene-7,8-dicarboxylates 5a–o at elevated temperature. The chemical

Intermediates and shunt products of massiliachelin biosynthesis in Massilia sp. NR 4-1

• Till Steinmetz,
• Blaise Kimbadi Lombe and
• Markus Nett

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 909–917, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.69

• the test organism. Ampicillin (Roth, Carl Roth GmbH + Co. KG, Germany), tetracycline (Fluka Honeywell International Inc., United States of America) and ciprofloxacin (Sigma, Sigma-Aldrich Chemie GmbH, Germany) were used as positive controls. Selected siderophores from β-proteobacteria. Chemical

• structures of compounds 1–6 isolated in this study and of the structurally related siderophores massiliachelin (7) and (S)-dihydroaeruginoic acid (8). 1H,1H-COSY and selected 1H,13C-HMBC correlations in 1. Proposed origin of the isolated compounds 1–6 as well as massiliachelin (7). Domain notation of the

Light-responsive rotaxane-based materials: inducing motion in the solid state

• Adrian Saura-Sanmartin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 873–880, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.64

• ) Chemical structure of polyrotaxane 2; and (b) cartoon representation of the light-triggered degradation of rotaxane polymer 2 [52]. The key colour of the cartoon representation is analogous to that of the chemical structures. a) Chemical structures of rotaxanes (E)-3 and (Z)-3; b) stick representation of

• atoms. The key colour of the cartoon representation is analogous to that of the chemical structures. Stick representations of the solid structures of: (a) U-CB[8]-MPyVB showing an interlocked ligand connected to two uranium clusters; and (b) the intertwined photodimerized product within the crystalline

• : (i) FAIR open data from X-ray structures and Mercury® 2020.1 Software (Cambridge Crystallographic Data Center) to create Figures 1b (CCDC number 1943103), 3b (CCDC number 2018646) and 4 (CCDC numbers 2090727 and 2090729); (ii) chemical structures employing ChemBioDraw® Ultra 12.0 (CambridgeSoft

Non-peptide compounds from Kronopolites svenhedini (Verhoeff) and their antitumor and iNOS inhibitory activities

• Yuan-Nan Yuan,
• Jin-Qiang Li,
• Hong-Bin Fang,
• Shao-Jun Xing,
• Yong-Ming Yan and
• Yong-Xian Cheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 789–799, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.59

• . In our studies of arthropods over the years, we have found that non-peptide small molecules play a significant role in chemical structures and biological activities [11][12][13][14][15][16]. In examining the chemical constituents of the millipede K. svenhedini, the focus was directed toward non

Cassane diterpenoids with α-glucosidase inhibitory activity from the fruits of Pterolobium macropterum

• Sarot Cheenpracha,
• Ratchanaporn Chokchaisiri,
• Lucksagoon Ganranoo,
• Sareeya Bureekaew,
• Thunwadee Limtharakul and
• Surat Laphookhieo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 658–665, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.47

• percent inhibition of activity was calculated as (A0 − A1)/A0 × 100, where A0 is the absorbance of control, and A1 is the absorbance with the sample. Acarbose was used as a standard drug and all experiments were evaluated in triplicate. Chemical structures of 1-3 isolated from P. macropterum. Key 1H,1H

Combretastatins D series and analogues: from isolation, synthetic challenges and biological activities

• Jorge de Lima Neto and
• Paulo Henrique Menezes

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 399–427, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.31

• elucidate the chemical structures of the isolated compounds [19]. 2 Synthesis 2.1 Biosynthetic pathway In the literature, there are two possible biosynthetic pathways for the formation of these compounds. The first one was proposed by Pettit and co-workers [16][17] based on tyrosine as the starting material

Insight into oral amphiphilic cyclodextrin nanoparticles for colorectal cancer: comprehensive mathematical model of drug release kinetic studies and antitumoral efficacy in 3D spheroid colon tumors

• Sedat Ünal,
• Gamze Varan,
• Juan M. Benito,
• Yeşim Aktaş and
• Erem Bilensoy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 139–157, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.14

Preparation of β-cyclodextrin/polysaccharide foams using saponin

• Max Petitjean and
• José Ramón Isasi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 78–88, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.7

• ]. The aglycone part is composed of steroid and triterpene molecules [3]. Not only present in plants [4][5], saponins have also been discovered in marine animals, such as sea cucumbers [6] or starfish [7]. Chemical structures of this family are varied [1], so they will show different properties [8

Inclusion complexes of the steroid hormones 17β-estradiol and progesterone with β- and γ-cyclodextrin hosts: syntheses, X-ray structures, thermal analyses and API solubility enhancements

• Alexios I. Vicatos,
• Zakiena Hoossen and
• Mino R. Caira

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1749–1762, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.184

• atoms were included in the models. Thereafter, the structures were refined by full-matrix least-squares techniques with SHELXL-97 [53], implemented in the X-SEED [54] interface. Chemical structures of 17β-estradiol (top) and progesterone (bottom). The PXRD patterns of the β-CD·PRO complex produced via

Using UHPLC–MS profiling for the discovery of new sponge-derived metabolites and anthelmintic screening of the NatureBank bromotyrosine library

• Sasha Hayes,
• Aya C. Taki,
• Kah Yean Lum,
• Joseph J. Byrne,
• Merrick G. Ekins,
• Robin B. Gasser and
• Rohan A. Davis

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1544–1552, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.164

• . Chemical structures of 5-debromopurealidin H (1) and ianthesine E (2). Key COSY, HMBC and ROESY correlations for 5-debromopurealidin H (1). Chemical structures of the NatureBank bromotyrosine derivatives: psammaplysins F (3) and H (4), bastadins 4 (5), 8 (6) and 13 (7), aerothionin (8) and hexadellin A (9