Meroterpenoids: A Comprehensive Update Insight on Structural Diversity and Biology
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Nazir, Mamona
Saleem, Muhammad
Anwar, Muhammad Aijaz
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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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meroterpenoids, structural diversity, antidiabetic, anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory
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Biomolecules
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2218-273X
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11
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MDPI
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This research was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University through the Fast-track Research Funding Program (-----)