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Gary E Keck1, Yam B Poudel, Thomas J Cummins

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States. keck@chem.utah.edu

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研究者らは,重要な治療力を持つ海洋天然産物であるブリオスタチン1の最初の完全合成を報告した. この成果は,様々なヒト疾患に対するブリオスタチン1のさらなる研究と開発の道を開きます.

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