<i>seco</i>‐Labdanes: A Study of Terpenoid Structural Diversity Resulting from Biosynthetic C−C Bond Cleavage
Phillip Grant, Margaret A. Brimble
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.
Topics & Concepts
TerpenoidChemistryCleavage (geology)Bond cleavageStereochemistryBiologyOrganic chemistryCatalysisPaleontologyFracture (geology)Plant biochemistry and biosynthesisNatural product bioactivities and synthesisTraditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae