Emeritus Professor Murray Munro - Publications
Blunt, J.W., Copp, B.R., Munro, M.H.G., Northcote, P.T. & Prinsep, M.R. Marine natural products. Nat. Prod. Rep. v28, 2011, 196-268.
Blunt, J.W., Copp, B.R., Munro, M.H.G., Northcote, P.T. and Prinsep, M.R.
Marine natural products. Nat. Prod. Rep. v27, 2010, 165-237.
Blunt, J.W., Copp, B.R., Hu, W-P., Munro, M.H.G., Northcote, P.T. and Prinsep, M.R.
Marine natural products. Nat. Prod. Rep. v26, 2009, 170-244.
Zimmermann, K., Engeser, M., Blunt, J.W., Munro, M.H.G. and Piel, J.
Pederin-Type Pathways of Uncultivated Bacterial Symbionts: Analysis of O-Methyltransferases and Generation of a Biosynthetic Hybrid. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. v131 (8), 2009, 2780–2781.
Sandy, M., Han, A., Blunt, J., Munro, M., Haygood, M. and Butler, A.
Vanchrobactin and Anguibactin Siderophores Produced by Vibrio sp DS40M4. J. Nat. Prod. v73, 2008, 1038-1043.
Hickford, S.J.H., Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G.
Antitumour polyether macrolides: Four new halichondrins from the New Zealand deep-water marine sponge Lissodendoryx sp. Bioorg. Med. Chem. v17, 2009, 2199-2203.
Blunt, J.W., Copp, B.R., Hu, W-P., Munro, M.H.G., Northcote, P.T. and Prinsep, M.R.
Marine natural products. Nat. Prod. Rep. v25, 2008, 35-94.
Murphy, A.C., Mitova, M.I., Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G.
Concise, stereoselective route to the four diastereoisomers of 4-methylproline. J. Nat. Prod. v71, 2008, 806-9.
Lang, G., Mayhudin, N.A., Mitova, M.I., Sun, L., van der Sar, S., Blunt, J.W., Cole, A.L.J., Ellis, G., Laatsch, H. and Munro, M.H.G.
Evolving trends in the dereplication of natural product extracts: new methodology for rapid, small-scale investigation of natural product extracts. J. Nat. Prod. v71, 2008, 1595-1599.
Mitova, M.I., Murphy, A.C., Lang, G., Blunt, J.W., Cole, A.L.J., Ellis, G., and Munro, M.H.G.
Evolving trends in the dereplication of natural product extracts. 2. The isolation of chrysaibol, an antibiotic peptaibol from a New Zealand sample of the mycoparasitic fungus Sepedonium chrysospermum. J. Nat. Prod. v71, 2008, 1600-1603.
Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G. eds, Dictionary of Marine Natural Products with CD-ROM. Chapman and Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL, 2008, pp 2534.
Blunt, J.W., Copp, B.R., Hu, W.-P., Munro, M.H.G., Northcote, P.T. and Prinsep, M.R. Marine natural products. Natural Product Reports (2007), 24(1), 31-86.
Lang, G., Cole, A.L.J., Blunt, J.W., Robinson, W.T. and Munro, M.H.G. Excelsione, a Depsidone from an Endophytic Fungus Isolated from the New Zealand Endemic Tree Knightia excelsa . Journal of Natural Products (2007), 70(2), 310-311.
Dabydeen, D.A., Burnett, J.C., Bai, R., Verdier-Pinard, P., Hickford, S.J.H., Pettit, G.R., Blunt, J.W., Munro, M.H.G., Gussio, R. and Hamel, E. Comparison of the activities of the truncated halichondrin B analog NSC 707389 (E7389) with those of the parent compound and a proposed binding site on tubulin. Molecular Pharmacology (2006), 70(6), 1866-1875.
Mitova, M.I., Stuart, B.G., Cao, G.H., Blunt, J.W., Cole, A.L.J. and Munro, M.H.G. Chrysosporide, a cyclic pentapeptide from a New Zealand sample of the fungus Sepedonium chrysospermum . Journal of Natural Products (2006), 69(10), 1481-1484.
Chen, C.-H., Lang, G., Mitova, M.I., Murphy, A.C., Cole, A.L.J., Din, L.B., Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G. Pteratides I-IV, new cytotoxic cyclodepsipeptides from the Malaysian basidiomycete Pterula sp. Journal of Organic Chemistry (2006), 71(21), 7947-7951.
Lang, G., Mitova, M.I., Cole, A.L.J., Din, L.B., Vikineswary, S., Abdullah, N., Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G. Pterulamides I-VI, linear peptides from a Malaysian Pterula sp. Journal of Natural Products (2006), 69(10), 1389-1393.
Dilip de Silva, E., van der Sar , S.A. , Santha, R.G.L., Wijesundera, R.L.C ., Cole, A.L.J., Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G. Lanostane Triterpenoids from the Sri Lankan Basidiomycete Ganoderma applanatum . Journal of Natural Products (2006), 69(8), 1245-1248.
Van der Sar , S.A. , Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G. spiro-Mamakone A: A unique relative of the spirobisnaphthalene class of compounds. Organic Letters (2006), 8(10), 2059-2061.
Devenish, S.R.A., Hill, J.B., Blunt, J.W., Morris, J.C. and Munro, M.H.G. Dual side-reactions limit the utility of a key polymer therapeutic precursor. Tetrahedron Letters (2006), 47(17), 2875-2878.
Lang, G., Mitova, M.I., Ellis, G., van der Sar, S.A., Phipps, R.K., Blunt, J.W., Cummings, N.J., Cole, A.L.J. and Munro, M.H.G. Bioactivity profiling using HPLC/microtiter-plate analysis: Application to a New Zealand marine alga-derived fungus, Gliocladium sp. Journal of Natural Products (2006), 69(4), 621-624.
Blunt, J.W., Copp, B.R., Munro, M.H.G., Northcote, P.T. and Prinsep, M.R. Marine natural products. Natural Product Reports (2006), 23(1), 26-78.
Lang, G., Cole, A.L.J., Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G. An unusual oxalylated tetramic acid from the New Zealand basidiomycete Chamonixia pachydermi s. Journal of Natural Products (2006), 69(1), 151-153.
Mitova, M.I., Lang, G., Blunt, J.W., Cummings , N.J. , Cole, A.L.J., Robinson, W.T. and Munro, M.H.G. Cladobotric acids A-F: new cytotoxic polyketides from a New Zealand Cladobotryum sp. Journal of Organic Chemistry (2006), 71(2), 492-497.
Van der Sar , S.A. , Blunt, J.W., Cole, A.L.J., Din, L.B.and Munro, M.H.G. Dichlorinated pulvinic acid derivative from a Malaysian Scleroderma sp. Journal of Natural Products (2005), 68(12), 1799-1801.
Lang, G., Pinkert, A., Blunt, J.W.and Munro, M.H.G. Discorhabdin W, the first dimeric discorhabdin. Journal of Natural Products (2005), 68(12), 1796-1798.
Overy, D.P., Larsen, T.O., Dalsgaard, P.W., Frydenvang, K., Phipps, R., Munro, M.H.G. and Christophersen, C. Andrastin A and barceloneic acid metabolites, protein farnesyl transferase inhibitors from Penicillium albocoremium : chemotaxonomic significance and pathological implications. Mycological Research (2005), 109(11), 1243-1249.
Lang, G., Blunt, J.W., Cummings , N.J. , Cole, A.L.J. and Munro, M.H.G. Hirsutide, a Cyclic Tetrapeptide from a Spider-Derived Entomopathogenic Fungus, Hirsutella sp. Journal of Natural Products (2005), 68(8), 1303-1305.
Lang, G., Blunt, J.W., Cummings , N.J. , Cole, A.L. J. and Munro, M.H.G. Paecilosetin, a new bioactive fungal metabolite from a New Zealand isolate of Paecilomyces farinosus . Journal of Natural Products (2005), 68(5), 810-811.
Blunt, J.W., Copp, B.R., Munro, M.H.G., Northcote, P.T. and Prinsep, M.R. Marine natural products. Natural Product Reports (2005), 22(1), 15-61.
Dalsgaard, P.W., Blunt, J.W., Munro, M.H.G., Frisvad, J.C. and Christophersen, C. Communesins G and H, new alkaloids from the psychrotolerant fungus Penicillium rivulum . Journal of Natural Products (2005), 68(2), 258-261.
Feng, Y., Blunt, J.W., Cole, A.L.J.and Munro, M.H.G. Novel cytotoxic thiodiketopiperazine derivatives from a Tilachlidium sp. Journal of Natural Products (2004), 67(12), 2090-2092.
Dalsgaard, P.W., Blunt, J.W., Munro, M.H.G., Larsen, T.O., Christophersen, C. Psychrophilin B and C: Cyclic Nitropeptides from the Psychrotolerant Fungus Penicillium rivulum . Journal of Natural Products (2004), 67(11), 1950-1952.
Jiao, W., Feng, Y., Blunt, J.W., Cole, A.L.J. and Munro, M.H.G. Chaetoglobosins Q, R, and T, Three Further New Metabolites from Chaetomium globosum . Journal of Natural Products (2004), 67(10), 1722-1725.
Phipps, R.K., Blunt, J.W., Cole, A.L.J. and Munro, M.H.G. Anthracycline derivatives from a marine-derived New Zealand streptomycete. ARKIVOC ( Gainesville , FL , United States ) (2004), (10), 94-100.
Jiao, W., Blunt, J.W., Cole, A.L.J. and Munro, M.H.G. Fumagiringillin, a new fumagillin derivative from a strain of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus . Journal of Natural Products (2004), 67(8), 1434-1437.
Blunt, J.W., Copp, B.R., Munro, M.H.G., Northcote, P.T. and Prinsep, M.R. Marine natural products. Natural Product Reports (2004), 21(1), 1-49.
Feng, Y., Blunt, J. W., Cole, A.L.J., Cannon, J.F., Robinson, W.T. and Munro, M.H.G. Two Novel Cytotoxic Cyclodepsipeptides from a Mycoparasitic Cladobotryum sp. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68(5), 2002-2005.
Harwood, D.T., Urban, S., Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G. b-Carbolines from the New Zealand Bryozoan, Cribricellina cribraria. Natural Product Letters, 2003, 17, 15-19.
Blunt, J.W., Copp, B.R., Munro, M.H.G., Northcote, P.T. and Prinsep, M.R Marine Natural Products. Nat. Prod. Rep. 2003, 20: 1-48.
Feng, Y., Cole, A.L.J., Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G. The isolation of two new chromone derivatives from New Zealand fungus Tolypocladium extinguens. J. Nat. Prod., 2002. 65, 1681-1682
Feng, Y., Blunt, J.W., Cole, A.L.J. and Munro, M.H.G. Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Cytochalasins X-Z. J. Nat. Prod. 2002, 65, 1274-1277.
Urban, S., Blunt, J. W. and Munro, M. H. G., Coproverdine: A Novel Cytotoxic Marine Alkaloid From A New Zealand Ascidian. J. Nat. Prod. 2002, 65, 1371-1373.
Feng, Y., Blunt, J.W., Cole, A.L.J. and Munro, M.H.G. A Novel Cyclodepsipeptide, HA23, from a Fusarium sp. Organic Letters 2002, 4, 2095-2096.
Nicholas, G.M., Blunt, J.W. and Munro, M.H.G. Cortamidine Oxide, a Novel Disulfide Metabolite from the New Zealand Basidiomycete (Mushroom) Cortinarius sp. J. Nat. Prod. 2001, 64, 341-344..
Charan, R.D., Munro, M.H.G., O'Keefe, B.R., Sowder, R.C. II, McKee, T.C., Currens, M.J., Pannell, L.K. and Boyd, M.R. Isolation and Characterization of Myrianthus holstii Lectin, a Potent HIV-1 Inhibitory Protein from the Plant Myrianthus holstii J. Nat. Prod. 2000, 63, 1170-1174.
Simpson, J.S., Garson, M.J., Blunt, J.W., Munro, M.H.G. and Hooper, J.N.A. Mycalamides C and D, cytotoxic compounds from the marine sponge Stylinos sp. J. Nat. Prod. 2000, 63, 704-706.
Munro, M.H.G., Blunt, J.W., Dumdei, E.J., Hickford, S.J.H., Lill, R.E., Li, S., Battershill, C.N. and Duckworth, A.R. The discovery and development of marine compounds with pharmaceutical potential J. Biotechnology 1999, 70 15-25.
Cardellina, J H., II, Fuller, R.W., Gamble, W.R., Westergaard, C, Boswell, J., Munro, M.H.G., Currens, M. and Boyd, M.R. Evolving strategies for the selection, dereplication and prioritization of antitumor and HIV-inhibitory natural products extracts. Proc. Phytochem. Soc. Eur. 1999, 43, 25-35.