Studies on total synthesis of the cytotoxic marine alkaloid agelastatin A

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 7594-7595

  Anderson, Glen T ^a,b   Chase, Charles E ^a   Koh, Yung Hyo ^a   Stien, Didier ^a   Weinreb, Steven M ^a   Shang, Maoyu ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGELASTATIN A; ALKALOID; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SPONGE (PORIFERA); TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0032582593     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo981785i     Document Type: Article

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