https://www.selleckchem.com/products/phycocyanobilin.html seco-Sativenes are a small group of sesquiterpenoids with a unique bicyclo[3.2.1]octane core carbon skeleton, which implies the unusual biosynthetic pathway. Up to date, there are 40 seco-sativene analogues with diverse post-modifications isolated from different fungi. Interestingly, some seco-sativene analogues display strong phytotoxic effects, whereas others possess plant-growth-promoting biological activities. The possible mechanism of actions about phytotoxic or growth-promoting activities are partly elucidated, but structure-activity relationships are still not clear. This review provides a comprehensive overview on the structures, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance features, bioactivities, and biosynthesis of seco-sativene sesquiterpenoids from 1956 to 2020.Development of low-cost and light polymer optical devices to substitute for inorganic materials is a major trend. Traditional molten processing methods are direct and have been extensively applied in optical product manufacturing. However, the inevitable intrinsic birefringence and optical distortion due to polymer molecular chain anisotropy limit their application in high-end optical devices. Here, we report a novel thermocompression strategy for isotropic polymer lens fabrication, in which a cross-linked photonic crystal (PC) consisting of closely stacked polymer microspheres is used as a precursor and then heated and pressed under the rubbery state. A polymethyl methacrylate microsphere-based PC is used as a demonstration, and the obtained isotropic lenses exhibit superior performance compared to the traditional counterpart, which are birefringence-free (Δn less then 1 × 10-5) and optical distortion-free and have excellent mechanical properties (hardness reaches 0.28 GPa), and the hidden mechanism is carefully studied. These properties enable the isotropic lens to be applied in precision optical components such as the lens of spectacles, microscope, t