Archive for February, 2011

Top ten most accessed articles in January

This month sees the following articles in NPR that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Marine natural products: Synthetic aspects 
Jonathan C. Morris and Andrew J. Phillips 
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 269-289, DOI: 10.1039/C0NP00066C, Review 

Natural products as a source of Alzheimer’s drug leads 
Philip Williams, Analia Sorribas and Melanie-Jayne R. Howes 
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 48-77, DOI: 10.1039/C0NP00027B, Review 

Hot off the press 
Robert A. Hill and Andrew Sutherland,
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 182-185, DOI: 10.1039/C0NP90038A, Hot off the Press Article 

Secondary metabolites of fungi from marine habitats 
Mostafa E. Rateb and Rainer Ebel 
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 290-344, DOI: 10.1039/C0NP00061B, Review 

A sea of biosynthesis: marine natural products meet the molecular age 
Amy L. Lane and Bradley S. Moore 
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 411-428, DOI: 10.1039/C0NP90032J, Review 

Novel macrocyclic and polycyclic norcembranoid diterpenes from Sinularia species of soft coral: Structural relationships and biosynthetic speculations 
Yi Li and Gerald Pattenden
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 429-440, DOI: 10.1039/C0NP00029A, Review 

Ergot alkaloids: structure diversity, biosynthetic gene clusters and functional proof of biosynthetic genes 
Christiane Wallwey and Shu-Ming Li 
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 496-510, DOI: 10.1039/C0NP00060D, Review 

Antifouling marine natural products 
Nobuhiro Fusetani 
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 400-410, DOI: 10.1039/C0NP00034E, Review 

What every chemist should know about plant names 
Roy Hubertus Johannes Erkens 
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 11-14, DOI: 10.1039/C0NP00042F, Viewpoint 

Natural disesquiterpenoids 
Zha-Jun Zhan, You-Min Ying, Lie-Feng Ma and Wei-Guang Shan 
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 594-629, DOI: 10.1039/C0NP00050G, Review 

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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NPR Issue 3 published on line and it comes with a present

After our successful themed issue on Marine Natural Products, NPR Issue 3 comes along!

This new issue brings you 8 fantastic articles in a wide variety of different topics. 

If you are interested in β-glucans, we have the most up-to-date highlight for you.
If your topic is ergot alkaloids, here you will find a summary of the last ten years of this family of natural products. In case you miss some marine natural products literature we can offer you this review on marine derived 2-aminoimidazoles with oxidised benzyl groups.  You can also find out more about transhinones as potential therapeutic agents or the clinical significance of pentacyclic triterpenes. Finally, two ‘natural’ reviews, one on disesquiterpenoids and one on glycoconjugates with antitumor activity.

Ups! I almost forgot! We are giving you this very interesting review on ginseng FREE to access! Take a look at it.

Enjoy NPR Issue 3.

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Natural Products in OBC

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, our sister journal, publishes many articles that cover natural product chemistry. We will try to keep you updated, although the safest bet is for you to sign up to OBC’s e-alert (free service) and receive the table of content directly in your inbox every time an issue is published.

The latest natural products’ related articles in OBC Issue 4 (coming soon) have been collated here.

If you want to see your natural products article featured on this blog you can submit it here.

Total synthesis of cyanolide A
Zhen Yang, Xingang Xie, Peng Jing, Gaoyuan Zhao, Jiyue Zheng, Changgui Zhao and Xuegong She
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0OB00971G, Communication

Synthesis of the (−)-TAN-2483B ring system via a D-mannose-derived cyclopropane
Russell J. Hewitt and Joanne E. Harvey
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0OB00851F, Communication

Efficient synthesis of the anticancer β-elemene and other bioactive elemanes from sustainable germacrone
Alejandro F. Barrero, M. Mar Herrador, José F. Quílez del Moral, Pilar Arteaga, Niklas Meine, M. Carmen Pérez-Morales and Julieta V. Catalán
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0OB00467G, Paper

New hedgehog/GLI-signaling inhibitors from Adenium obesum
Midori A. Arai, Chikashi Tateno, Takashi Koyano, Thaworn Kowithayakorn, Seiichiro Kawabe and Masami Ishibashi
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0OB00677G, Paper

Reveromycins Revealed: New polyketide spiroketals from Australian marine-derived and terrestrial Streptomyces spp. A case of natural products vs. artifacts
Leith Fremlin, Michelle Farrugia, Andrew M. Piggott, Zeinab Khalil, Ernest Lacey and Robert J. Capon
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0OB00654H, Paper
 
Rapid and practical synthesis of (−)-1-deoxyaltronojirimycin
Oskari K. Karjalainen and Ari M. P. Koskinen
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0OB00747A, Paper

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