Grant PS, Brimble MA. seco-Labdanes: A Study of Terpenoid Structural Diversity Resulting from Biosynthetic C-C Bond Cleavage.
Chemistry 2021;
27:6367-6389. [PMID:
33289161 DOI:
10.1002/chem.202004574]
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Abstract
The cleavage of a C-C bond is a complexity generating process, which complements oxidation and cyclisation events in the biosynthesis of terpenoids. This process leads to increased structural diversity in a cluster of related secondary metabolites by modification of the parent carbocyclic core. In this review, we highlight the diversifying effect of C-C bond cleavage by examining the literature related to seco-labdanes-a class of diterpenoids arising from such C-C bond cleavage events.
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