Diketopiperazines as advanced intermediates in the biosynthesis of ecteinascidins

Tetrahedron

Volumn 56, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 3303-3307

  Jeedigunta, Shanti ^a   Krenisky, Joann M ^a   Kerr, Russell G ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Antitumor compound; Biosynthesis; Marine metabolites

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ECTEINASCIDIN DERIVATIVE; TRABECTEDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 85047695110     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(00)00249-0     Document Type: Article

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