New additions to the macrocyclic bisbibenzyl family on the cover of NPR issue 2

Issue 2 of NPR is now online, including our regular Hot off the Press feature from Robert A. Hill and Andrew Sutherland and the latest marine natural products review from John Blunt et al.

The interesting cover article is from David Harrowven and Sarah Kostiuk, highlighting their review on the synthesis and stereochemistry of newly discovered macrocyclic bisbenzyl natural products, a group commonly, but not exclusively, found in the bryophyte plant family. The review provides at timely update to that by G. M. Keserű and M. Nógrádi in 1995.

The issue also includes a Highlight article from Paris Hamilton and Dev Arya on natural product DNA major groove binders, and reviews on the biosynthesis of 3-amino-5-hydroxybenzoic acid-derived NPs and angucyclines.

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