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Natural Product Reports

High impact, critical reviews in natural products research and related areas



Biosynthesis



NPR publishes a wide range of articles on the biosynthesis of natural products. Some recent examples are below, and you can click on the link below to see articles from our 2007 themed issue on Vitamins and Cofactors.

Themed issue: Vitamins and Cofactors

Six articles covering a variety of vitamin and co-factor related work

Metabolic engineering of microorganisms for isoprenoid production
James Kirby and Jay D. Keasling, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2008, 25, 656
DOI: 10.1039/b802939c
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Structural insights into nonribosomal peptide enzymatic assembly lines
Alexander Koglin and Christopher T. Walsh, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 987
DOI: 10.1039/b904543k
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New natural product biosynthetic chemistry discovered by genome mining
Christophe Corre and Gregory L. Challis, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 977
DOI: 10.1039/b713024b
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Heterologous expression systems for polyketide synthases
Isao Fujii, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 155
DOI: 10.1039/b817092b
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Metabolites from symbiotic bacteria
Jörn Piel, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 338
DOI: 10.1039/b703499g
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Ribosomal peptide natural products: bridging the ribosomal and nonribosomal worlds
John A. McIntosh, Mohamed S. Donia and Eric W. Schmidt, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 537
DOI: 10.1039/b714132g
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The biosynthesis of polyketide-derived polycyclic ethers
Andrew R. Gallimore, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 266
DOI: 10.1039/b807902c
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Bioinformatic perspectives on NRPS/PKS megasynthases: Advances and challenges
Holger Jenke-Kodama and Elke Dittmann, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 874
DOI: 10.1039/b810283j
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Biosynthesis of polyketide synthase extender units
Yolande A. Chan, Angela M. Podevels, Brian M. Kevany and Michael G. Thomas, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 90
DOI: 10.1039/b801658p
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Total biosynthesis: in vitro reconstitution of polyketide and nonribosomal peptide pathways
Elizabeth S. Sattely, Michael A. Fischbach and Christopher T. Walsh, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2008, 25, 757
DOI: 10.1039/b801747f
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Biosynthesis of insect spiroacetals
Yvonne K. Booth, William Kitching and James J. De Voss, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2009, 26, 490
DOI: 10.1039/b717392j
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Evolution of polyketides: post-PKS processing in the formation of spiroketals
Jeanette Young and Richard E. Taylor, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2008, 25, 651
DOI: 10.1039/b719088n
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Isoprenoid-like alkylations in polyketide biosynthesis
Christopher T. Calderone, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2008, 25, 845
DOI: 10.1039/b807243d
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