Natural Product Reports
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High impact, critical reviews in natural products research and related areas from RSC Publishing. Published by @rsc.org 🌐 Website: rsc.li/natprodreports
Don't miss a review in our latest issue from Luqi Huang, Yating Hu & co. at Capital Medical University looking at the recent advances in decoding biosynthetic pathways and synthetic biology approaches for plant alkaloids #natprod #secmet Check out the full article below👇 doi.org/10.1039/d5np...
Check out this review by Søren L. B. Møller & @tbpoulsen.bsky.social at @au.dk in our latest issue surveying the different construction strategies of C(sp3)–C(sp3) attached ring motifs in natural product synthesis #natprod #orgchem Read in full here🔽 doi.org/10.1039/d6np...
Take a look in our latest issue at this review from Martin Banwell & co. covering the recent developments in the research of pterocarpan, pterocarpene and coumestan natural products #natprod #secmet 📍Jinan University doi.org/10.1039/d6np...
🔓Read a #OpenAccess review by Maria Michela Salvatore, Anna Andolfi & co. from University of Naples Federico II in our latest issue providing an overview of Lasiodiplodia spp. natural product structural diversity, biosynthesis & chemical synthesis #natprod Find it in full👇 doi.org/10.1039/d5np...
Don't miss this Highlight in our latest issue from Ruibo Wu et al. at Sun Yat-sen University discussing skeleton innovation versus structural diversification in terpenoid discovery #natprod #secmet Check out their full article on our website🔽 doi.org/10.1039/d6np...
📢Our latest issue is now online! Check out the review behind the cover from Sang Yup Lee & co. at KAIST discussing how fungal polyketide biosynthesis can be used as a platform for designer natural products #natprod #secmet doi.org/10.1039/d5np...
🔥Don't miss the latest Hot off the Press article by Robert Hill & @andysuth14.bsky.social at @uofgchem.bsky.social on their selection of 32 recent papers covering the latest research in bioorganic chemistry & novel natural products #naturalproducts #natprod Check it out🔽 doi.org/10.1039/d6np...
🔓Be sure to read this #OpenAccess review by @kelloggnpgroup.bsky.social & co @pennstateuniv.bsky.social in our latest issue providing insight into how untargeted mass spectrometry metabolomics can characterize complex botanicals #natprod Find the full article on our website👇 doi.org/10.1039/d5np...
🔓Take a look in our latest issue at a #OpenAccess review from @adafede.bsky.social, @mehdibeni.bsky.social et al. exploring the potential of bioinformatics and chemoinformatics tools to advance the exploration of natural extracts libraries #natprod doi.org/10.1039/d5np...
🔓Read this #OpenAccess review in our latest issue by Maria Halabalaki & co. from the University of Athens looking at metabolism and bioavailability aspects of plant natural products using mass spectrometry-based and metabolomic approaches #natprod Find it in full here🔽 doi.org/10.1039/d5np...
@natprodreports.rsc.org is delighted to be partnering with the #SBNP conference. #natprod The final deadline is closing on Monday 3rd August. If your considering joining the conference register now. Click here for more information: bit.ly/3QQrw6o
Don't miss the Editorial to our Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics in Natural Products Research themed collection in our latest issue from the Guest Editors @mehdibeni.bsky.social, @nadjacech.bsky.social, Roger Linington & @ngarg10.bsky.social #natprod #secmet Check it out🔽
Mass spectrometry as the unifying force in natural product sciences
Mehdi A. Beniddir, Nadja B. Cech, Roger Linington and Neha Garg introduce the Natural Product Reports themed issue on Mass spectrometry metabolomics in natural products research.
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🎉We were delighted to have Jakob Franke's @frankelab.bsky.social 2026 Natural Product Reports Emerging Investigator Lectureship presented this week at Directing Biosynthesis VIII! #DBVIII #natprod #chemsky A huge congratulations again to Jakob for being selected for this year's Lectureship!
📢Our latest issue is now online! This issue is a special themed issue collating the second set of articles in our Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics in Natural Product Research collection, guest edited by @mehdibeni.bsky.social, @nadjacech.bsky.social, Roger Linington & @ngarg10.bsky.social #natprod
🔓Take a look at this #OpenAccess review from @simonsieber.bsky.social & @elisabethjanssen.bsky.social in our latest issue highlighting the cyanobacterial metabolites reported between 2021–2024 #natprod #secmet 📍 @chem.uzh.ch, @eawag.bsky.social
We're excited to announce the winners of our 2026 RSC Prizes! More than 60 talented individuals and teams from around the globe are being celebrated today for their work on everything from solar energy and drug discovery to materials chemistry and AI. 👉 https://rsc.li/3SgSapw #RSCPrizes #ChemSky
Be sure to read this review in our latest issue from Xianzhong Chen et al. at Jiangnan University summarising the engineering strategies applied for the biosynthesis of L-tyrosine and its derivatives in microbial cell factories #natprod #secmet Find it in full here🔽
Charting the path for L-tyrosine derivatives: from engineering strategies to microbial cell factories
Covering: primarily from 2021 to the end of 2025 l-Tyrosine (l-Tyr) and its derivatives are high-value aromatic compounds with broad applications in food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. The…
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Our latest paper ‘Ecological context for bacterial natural products’ is now out in the Royal Society of Chemistry @natprodreports.rsc.org International effort with @jonathanparra.bsky.social, Marla I Macias-Contreras & Dulce Guillen Matus #puravida #naturalproducts pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...
Ecological context for bacterial natural products discovery
Covering: This review covers literature from 2015 to present.It is widely recognised that there is a significant gap between bacterial natural product potential and detected/described products. As suc...
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Don't miss this review by Mark Butler & Robert Capon at the University of Queensland providing a comprehensive account of the 217 natural product inspired antibiotics approved for human use from 1943-2025 #chemsky #natprod #medchem Check it out on our website👇
Natural product inspired antibiotics approved for human use – 1943 to 2025
Covering literature to September 2025 This review provides a comprehensive account of the 217 natural product inspired antibiotics that have been approved for human use from 1943 through to September…
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🔓Check out this #OpenAccess review from Kira J. Weissman @univlorraine.bsky.social discussing the decision making by modular polyketide synthases and the implications for genetic engineering #secmet #natprod Read the full article here🔽
Decision making by modular polyketide synthases and implications for genetic engineering
Covering: up to 2025 Modular polyketide synthases (PKSs) are often described as molecular-scale assembly lines – a moniker that implies a high-degree of coordinated and regulated activity. Belying…
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Take a look in our latest issue at this Highlight by James P. Shephard & David W. Lupton providing an overview on the isolation and synthesis of the fungal bisabosquals and seco-bisabosquals #secmet #natprod 📍 @monashuniversity.bsky.social
Isolation and synthesis of bisabosquals, fungal triprenyl phenol meroterpenoids with a densely functionalised bisabolane core
Covering: up to 2026 The Stachybotrys fungi have proven to be rich sources of triprenyl meroterpenoids. In addition to natural products typified by the relatively well known K76, stachybotrin,…
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We have partnered with the #SBNP conference taking place in Playa del Carmen, Mexico from 01 – 04 November 2026. #natprod This is not a conference to miss out on! Click here to register now: bit.ly/3QQrw6o
Be sure to read this review from Guipeng Hu, Liming Liu & co. at Jiangnan University in our latest issue describing microbial production of C7–C9 aromatic building blocks for the production of natural products #natprod #secmet Find it in full below👇
Microbial production of C7–C9 aromatic building blocks for the production of natural products
Covering: up to 2025 Aromatic compounds have been widely applied in the production of plastics, pharmaceuticals, dyes, fragrances and cosmetics. Since conventional chemical synthesis of aromatic…
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🔓Don't miss this #OpenAccess review in our latest issue by Nuno R. Candeias et al. @uaveiro.bsky.social summarising quinic acid status as a key chiral building block in total synthesis #natprod #orgchem Check out the full article on our website🔽
Quinic acid as a chiron in total synthesis
Covering: 1980 up to 2025. Quinic acid became a versatile, accessible chiral building block for asymmetric synthesis, offering a functionalized, stereochemically rich scaffold that enables the…
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📢Our latest issue is now online! Check out the Highlight behind the cover by @tilmweber.bsky.social, Hyun Uk Kim & co. from KAIST examining AI and mechanistic modeling for characterizing biosynthetic pathways of natural products #natprod #secmet pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
🔥Take a look at the latest Hot off the Press article by Robert Hill & @andysuth14.bsky.social on their selection of 32 recent papers covering the latest research in bioorganic chemistry & novel natural products #naturalproducts #natprod 📍 @uofgchem.bsky.social
🔓Read this #OpenAccess review by Qingbo Zhang, Changsheng Zhang, Yiguang Zhu et al. at the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology in our latest issue discussing the discovery, bioactivities and biosynthesis of spirooxindole alkaloids #natprod #secmet Find in full here🔽
🔓Don't miss this #OpenAccess review in our latest issue from Paul Huchedé & co. @pasteur.fr & @univparissaclay.bsky.social looking at the untapped potential of natural products from the South Pacific's terrestrial flora #natprod #secmet Check out the full article here👇
⏳Early bird registration for #DirectingBiosynthesis is closing soon! #natprod #secmet ❗Don't miss your chance to attend the conference, hear talks on the cutting-edge research areas in the field and connect with members of the natural products community!🔽
Royal Society of Chemistry@rsc.org · 3mo agoEarly bird registration for Directing Biosynthesis closes on 18 May. Join your community for a day of cutting-edge research, connect with colleagues and leading experts. Register now to save £50: rsc.li/dbviii #ChemSky
