Epothilones: Promising Natural Products with Taxol-Like Activity

Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English)

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 715-718

  Wessjohann, Ludger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antitumor agents; Epothilones; Natural products; Total synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030843680     PISSN: 05700833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.199707151     Document Type: Article

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