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Hong Guo1,2, Ming-Fang Qi1,2, Si-Si Wang1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Natural Bioactive Molecules and Discovery of Innovative Drugs, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China.
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A concise and efficient biomimetic synthesis of myrtucommulones D-E has been achieved, proceeding in just 6-7 linear steps from readily available biogenetic building blocks. The key feature of the synthesis was the Zn-mediated skeletal rearrangement reaction, without the need for rare metal photocatalysts and visible light. Based on this biomimetic synthesis, four compounds demonstrated moderate to excellent cytotoxic activities against osteosarcoma cells (U2OS and 143B).
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