Chemical Evolution of Natural Product Structure.

ABSTRACT: Natural products are the result of Nature's exploration of biologically relevant chemical space through evolution and an invaluable source of bioactive small molecules for chemical biology and medicinal chemistry. Novel concepts for the discovery of new bioactive compound classes based on natural product structure may enable exploration of wider biologically relevant chemical space. The pseudo-natural product concept merges the relevance of natural product structure with efficient exploration of chemical space by means of fragment-based compound development to inspire the discovery of new bioactive chemical matter through de novo combination of natural product fragments in unprecedented arrangements. The novel scaffolds retain the biological relevance of natural products but are not

SUBMITTER: Grigalunas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8895405 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature