The IPB has once again been recognized for its exemplary actions in terms of equal opportunity-oriented personnel and organizational policies and has received the TOTAL E-QUALITY certification for the…
The Plant Science Student Conference (PSSC) has been organised by students from the two Leibniz institutes, IPK and IPB, every year for the last 20 years. In this interview, Christina Wäsch (IPK) and…
Wessjohann, L. A.; Bartelt, R.; Brandt, W.;Natural and Nature-Inspired Macrocycles: A Chemoinformatic Overview and Relevant ExamplesMarsault, E. & Peterson, M. L., eds.77-100(2017)ISBN:978-1-11909-259-9DOI: 10.1002/9781119092599.ch4
This chapter discusses theoretical analyses and experimental studies of biologically and medicinally relevant macrocyclic compounds (MCs). The most important groups of macrocyclic natural products—excluding cyclopeptides—are discussed on the basis of selected examples. A common principle in the biosynthesis of most natural MCs is the primary synthesis of a linear precursor, followed by macrocyclization. Modification of the MC then leads to the final natural product. The chapter also focuses on the aspects of structure‐activity relationships (SAR) of macrocycles derived from chemoinformatic analyses and related theoretical methods. It further reviews the few examples that clearly show how chemoinformatics and modeling techniques, such as docking studies, can contribute essential information for drug design to improve their properties (mostly bioavailability or potency) and help to analyze and understand SAR of MCs. Finally, the chapter explores known aspects of quantitative SAR (QSAR) related to anticancer activities, antibiotics, HIV treatments, and other diseases.