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Meroterpenoids: A Comprehensive Update Insight on Structural Diversity and Biology.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Nazir, Mamona 
Tousif, Muhammad Imran  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5777-6112
Anwar, Muhammad Aijaz 

Abstract

Meroterpenoids are secondary metabolites formed due to mixed biosynthetic pathways which are produced in part from a terpenoid co-substrate. These mixed biosynthetically hybrid compounds are widely produced by bacteria, algae, plants, and animals. Notably amazing chemical diversity is generated among meroterpenoids via a combination of terpenoid scaffolds with polyketides, alkaloids, phenols, and amino acids. This review deals with the isolation, chemical diversity, and biological effects of 452 new meroterpenoids reported from natural sources from January 2016 to December 2020. Most of the meroterpenoids possess antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, enzyme inhibitory, and immunosupressive effects.

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Funder: This research was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University through the Fast-track Research Funding Program

Keywords

anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, antioxidant, meroterpenoids, structural diversity, Alkaloids, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Anti-Infective Agents, Antineoplastic Agents, Antioxidants, Bacteria, Benzopyrans, Benzoquinones, Biological Products, Biosynthetic Pathways, Fungi, Humans, Secondary Metabolism, Sesquiterpenes, Terpenes

Journal Title

Biomolecules

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Journal ISSN

2218-273X
2218-273X

Volume Title

11

Publisher

MDPI AG