Neihumicin, a new cytotoxic antibiotic from Micromonospora neihuensis. III. Structure-activity relationships

T Yokoi1, L M Yang, T Yokoi

  • 1Natural Products Laboratory, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27514.

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