Abstract
This Short Review covers the total synthesis of tetraketide-based meroterpenoids,
i.e. geranyl-resorcinols, isolated from the mushrooms of genus Hericium. Some of these compounds are believed to be involved in the unique health-promoting
effects of Hericium erinaceus. Herein, more than seventy natural products identified so far have been classified
into seven-types based on both assumed biosynthetic pathways and chemical structures,
and the successful total syntheses are summarized according to the structural type.
1 Introduction
2 Pioneering Synthetic Study
3 Total Synthesis of Geranyl-Resorcinol with a Geranyl Side Chain (Types 1, 3, and
6)
4 Total Synthesis of Geranyl-Resorcinol with an Oxidized Geranyl-Derived Side Chain
(Types 2, 4, and 7)
5 Conclusion
Key words
mushroom -
Hericium erinaceus
- meroterpenoid - geranyl-resorcinol - total synthesis - biosynthetic pathway