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A Customizable Approach for the Enzymatic Production and Purification of Diterpenoid Natural Products
Published on: October 4, 2019
[Comprehensive Studies on the Synthetic Organic Chemistry of Unique Bioactive Natural Products; Total Synthesis, Drug
1School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University.
Abstract:
Research on natural product chemistry via organic chemistry ranges from isolation and structural elucidation to total synthesis, drug discovery, and chemical biology. Discoveries in organic chemistry, such as novel reactions and synthetic strategies, are enabled by the studies of total synthesis. Thus, organic (synthetic) chemistry and natural product chemistry are correlated. We conducted comprehensive studies, including structure-activity relationship, drug discovery, and total synthesis studies, on the synthetic organic chemistry of natural products with unique biological activities and the development of novel reactions discovered through these products. This review describes the total synthesis of simpotentin, a novel potentiator of amphotericin B, and the development of the novel lactonization reactions of homopropargyl alcohols via intramolecular ketene trapping.
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