Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry (Dec 2023)

Application of the Mannich reaction in the structural modification of natural products

  • Miao-Xia Pu,
  • Hong-Yan Guo,
  • Zhe-Shan Quan,
  • Xiaoting Li,
  • Qing-Kun Shen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2023.2235095
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 38, no. 1

Abstract

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AbstractThe Mannich reaction is commonly used to introduce N atoms into compound molecules and is thus widely applied in drug synthesis. The Mannich reaction accounts for a certain proportion of structural modifications of natural products. The introduction of Mannich bases can significantly improve the activity, hydrophilicity, and medicinal properties of compounds; therefore, the Mannich reaction is widely used for the structural modification of natural products. In this paper, the application of the Mannich reaction to the structural modification of natural products is reviewed, providing a method for the structural modification of natural products.

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