Synthesis, Biosynthesis, and Biological Activity of Diels-Alder Adducts from Morus Genus: An Update. 2022

Carola Tortora, and Luca Pisano, and Valeria Vergine, and Francesca Ghirga, and Antonia Iazzetti, and Andrea Calcaterra, and Violeta Marković, and Bruno Botta, and Deborah Quaglio
Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, Sapienza-University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.

The plants of the Moraceae family are producers of a great variety of polyphenolic natural products. Among these, the Diels-Alder type adducts (DAAs) are endowed with a unique cyclohexene scaffold, since they are biosynthesized from [4+2] cycloaddition of different polyphenolic precursors such as chalcones and dehydroprenyl polyphenols. To date, more than 150 DAAs have been isolated and characterized from Moraceous and related plants. The main source of DAAs is the mulberry root bark, also known as "Sang-Bai-Pi" in Traditional Chinese Medicine, but they have also been isolated from root bark, stem barks, roots, stems or twigs, leaves, and callus cultures of Moraceous and other related plants. Since 1980, many biological activities of DAAs have been identified, including anti-HIV, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer ones. For these reasons, natural DAAs have been intensively investigated, and a lot of efforts have been made to study their biosynthesis and to establish practical synthetic access. In this review, we summarized all the updated knowledge on biosynthesis, chemoenzymatic synthesis, racemic and enantioselective total synthesis, and biological activity of natural DAAs from Moraceous and related plants.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008516 Medicine, Chinese Traditional A system of traditional medicine which is based on the beliefs and practices of the Chinese culture. Chinese Medicine, Traditional,Chung I Hsueh,Traditional Medicine, Chinese,Zhong Yi Xue,Chinese Traditional Medicine,Traditional Chinese Medicine,Traditional Tongue Assessment,Traditional Tongue Diagnosis,Hsueh, Chung I,Tongue Assessment, Traditional,Tongue Diagnoses, Traditional,Tongue Diagnosis, Traditional,Traditional Tongue Assessments,Traditional Tongue Diagnoses
D000893 Anti-Inflammatory Agents Substances that reduce or suppress INFLAMMATION. Anti-Inflammatory Agent,Antiinflammatory Agent,Agents, Anti-Inflammatory,Agents, Antiinflammatory,Anti-Inflammatories,Antiinflammatories,Antiinflammatory Agents,Agent, Anti-Inflammatory,Agent, Antiinflammatory,Agents, Anti Inflammatory,Anti Inflammatories,Anti Inflammatory Agent,Anti Inflammatory Agents
D000975 Antioxidants Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard oxidation reactions. They counteract the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues. Anti-Oxidant,Antioxidant,Antioxidant Activity,Endogenous Antioxidant,Endogenous Antioxidants,Anti-Oxidant Effect,Anti-Oxidant Effects,Anti-Oxidants,Antioxidant Effect,Antioxidant Effects,Activity, Antioxidant,Anti Oxidant,Anti Oxidant Effect,Anti Oxidant Effects,Anti Oxidants,Antioxidant, Endogenous,Antioxidants, Endogenous
D047188 Chalcones Derivatives of CHALCONE that are important intermediates in the formation of FLAVONOIDS with anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor properties. 1,3-Diphenyl-propanediones,1,3-Diphenyl-propenones,1,3-Diphenylpropanediones,1,3-Diphenylpropenones,Chalconoids,1,3 Diphenyl propanediones,1,3 Diphenyl propenones,1,3 Diphenylpropanediones,1,3 Diphenylpropenones
D059808 Polyphenols A large class of organic compounds having more than one PHENOL group. Polyphenol,Provinols
D031625 Morus A plant genus of the family MORACEAE that is widely planted for shade. Mulberry,Mulberries

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