**Biosynthesis and Biomimetic Synthesis of Flavonoid Diels-Alder Natural Products**

Shah Bakhtiar Nasir, Jia Ti Tee, Noorsaadah Abd Rahman and Chin Fei Chee

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.68781

#### **Abstract**

This chapter describes the biosynthesis and biomimetic synthesis of naturally occurring flavonoid Diels‐Alder adducts found either from the family Moraceae or Zingiberaceae. The main topics addressed are biosynthetic studies by employing *Morus alba L.* cell cultures through feeding experiments of various exogenous substrates and putative precursors, as well as a various biomimetic approach for the chemical syntheses of flavonoid Diels‐Alder natural products.

**Keywords:** biomimetic, flavonoid, Diels‐Alder, Cycloaddition, biosynthesis
