Ebook: Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 106

Secondary Metabolites from Higher Fungi; 1 Introduction; 2 Pigments of Higher Fungi; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Pigments from the Shikimate-Chorismate Pathway; 2.2.1 Pigments Derived from Arylpyruvic Acids; Terphenylquinones; Pulvinic Acids and Related Butenolides; 2.2.2 Pigments Derived from Cinnamic Acids; 2.2.3 Meroterpenoids Derived from Hydroquinone; Prenylated Benzene Derivatives; Meromonoterpenoids; Merosesquiterpenoids; Meroditerpenoids; 2.3 Pigments from the Acetate-Malonate Pathway; 2.3.1 Pentaketides; 2.3.2 Hexaketides; 2.3.3 Octaketides; Azaphilone Pigments.;The first contribution presents coumarins, the largest group of 1-benzopyran derivatives found in plants. Coumarin chemistry remains one of the major interest areas of phytochemists, especially because of their structural diversity and medicinal properties, along with the wide-ranging bioactivities of these compounds, inclusive of analgesic, anticoagulant anti-HIV, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antineoplastic, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory effects. The second contribution presents a comprehensive survey of the many aspects of PAD biochemistry and physiology. The third contribution gives a comprehensive overview of secondary metabolites from higher fungi, with more than 700 references highlighting the isolation, structure elucidation, biological activities, chemical synthesis, and biosynthesis of pigments, nitrogen-containing compounds, and terpenoids from mushrooms. .