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A Customizable Approach for the Enzymatic Production and Purification of Diterpenoid Natural Products
Published on: October 4, 2019
Structural diversity and biological activity of natural p-terphenyls
Guoliang Zhou1, Tianjiao Zhu1, Qian Che1
1Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chinese Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China.
Abstract:
p-Terphenyls are aromatic compounds consisting of a central benzene ring substituted with two phenyl groups, and they are mainly isolated from terrestrial and marine organisms. The central ring of p-Terphenyls is usually modified into more oxidized forms, e.g., para quinone and phenols. In some cases, additional ring systems were observed on the terphenyl-type core structure or between two benzene moieties. p-Terphenyls have been reported to have cytotoxic, antimicrobial, antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory effects. In this review, we will mainly summarize the structural diversity and biological activity of naturally occurring p-Terphenyls referring to the research works published before.
Supplementary Information:
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-021-00117-8.
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