Total synthesis of Amaryllidaceae pyrrolophenanthridinium alkaloids via the Ziegler-Ullmann reaction: Tortuosine, criasbetaine, and ungeremine

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3227-3230

  Stark, Lucy M ^a   Lin, Xiao Fa ^a   Flippin, Lee A ^a  

^a ROCHE BIOSCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CRIASBETAINE; TORTUOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNGEREMINE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; NOTE; OVARY CANCER; STOMACH CANCER; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALKALOIDS; AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOIDS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; HUMANS; INDOLIZINES; PHENANTHRIDINES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PYRROLES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034685857     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo991902p     Document Type: Note

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