Synthesis of epothilones A and B in solid and solution phase

Nature

Volumn 387, Issue 6630, 1997, Pages 268-272

  Nicolaou, K C ^a,b   Winssinger, N ^a,b   Pastor, J ^a,b   Ninkovic, S ^a,b   Sarabia, F ^a,b   He, Y ^a,b   Vourloumis, D ^a,b   Yang, Z ^a,b   Li, T ^e   Giannakakou, P ^c   Hamel, E ^d  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Scripps Research Institute ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; EPOTHILONE A; EPOTHILONE B; PACLITAXEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; EPOTHILONES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; SOLUTIONS; THIAZOLES; TUBULIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA; MYXOCOCCALES; POLYANGIUM CELLULOSUM; SORANGIUM;

EID: 17744405184     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/387268a0     Document Type: Article

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