The ginkgolides, in particular ginkgolide B, lacking the OH at C-7, are potent antagonists of platelet-aggregating acceptor (PAFR). PMID:24275718 Louis Barriault of the University of Ottawa described the first synthesis…
The tetraketone aberrarone (3), isolated from the feathery Caribbean gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae, shows in vitro activity against the malaria parasite. Yanxing Jia of Peking University devised a route to 3…
Triptonide (3), isolated from the Chinese herb Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook F, displays reversible male contraceptive effects in both mice and monkeys. A key step in the synthesis of 3 by…
The crinipellins are the only tetraquinane natural products. The enone crinipellins have anticancer activity. Hanfeng Ding of Zhejiang University devised a general route to the crinipellins, illustrated by crinipellin F…
1 or 3 h, respectively, at 4 Bioinformatic analysis of AAV genome folding form The putative ssAAV and scAAV genome folding form and hybridization prediction were investigated (http://mfold. rna.albany.edu/q=mfold/DNAFoldingForm). The…
Ced cell proliferation, migration, and/or invasion of endometriotic and endometrial cells of sufferers with endometriosis. To date, several components have been identified that target unique actions within the Wnt/catenin pathway…
High ee halogenated secondary centers and, via activation, oxygenated secondary centers are requisite intermediates for the preparation of enantiomerically-pure natural products and pharmaceuticals. Several methods have recently been reported for…
Tetrodotoxin (4), the lethal principle of pufferfish (and some salamanders!) is a highly-substituted cyclohexane. Buy2179072-33-2 Dirk Trauner of the University of Pennsylvania assembled the intermediate cyclohexane 3 via an intramolecular…
Gedunin (3), isolated from the Indian neem tree Azadirachta indica, modulates the activity of Hsp90. PMID:23907051 En route to 3, Hans Renata of Rice University devised the diastereoselective H-atom transfer…
Retigeranic acid (3), isolated from the Western Himalayas lichen Lobaria retigera, presents a variety of intriguing architectural challenges. Xiaoming Chen and Shao-Hua Wang of Lanzhou University devised a concise route…
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