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Synfacts 2009(8): 0822-0822  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217505
Synthesis of Natural Products and Potential Drugs
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Synthesis of ()-Anthecularin

Contributor(s): Philip Kocienski
Y. Li, C. C. Nawrat, G. Pattenden*, J. M. Winne
University of Nottingham, UK
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23 July 2009 (online)

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Significance

Anthecularin inhibits two key enzymes in the plasmodium fatty acid synthase complex and hence possesses weak antimalarial activity. The key step in the synthesis depicted is an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the oxidopyrylium ion I.