The Total Synthesis of Cystodytins

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 113, Issue 21, 1991, Pages 8016-8024

  Ciufolini, Marco A ^a   Byrne, Norman E ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYSTODYTIN A; CYSTODYTIN B;

ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0026063276     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00021a031     Document Type: Article

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