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Naturally Occurring Phenalenones and Related Compounds

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Secondary metabolites containing the phenalenone nucleus, or having structures which can be reasonably presumed to have been derived from an intact phenalenone, are rarely found in nature. The first compounds were isolated in 1955 and their occurrence seems to be restricted to one family of higher plants (Haemodoraceae), four genera of Hyphomycetes (Fungi Imperfecti), and one genus (Roesleria) within the class Discomycetes (Ascomycotina). The plant and fungal phenalenones are structurally quite different and are derived from unrelated biosynthetic pathways. Different numbering systems have traditionally been used for the two classes of compounds and we have retained this dichotomy in the present review.

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  2. Biologisches Institut II, Lehrstuhl für Biochemie der Pflanzen, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg i. Br., Federal Republic of Germany

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Cooke, R.G., Edwards, J.M. (1981). Naturally Occurring Phenalenones and Related Compounds. In: Herz, W., Grisebach, H., Kirby, G.W. (eds) Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products. Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, vol 40. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8611-4_4

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