Andrez JC. Mitomycins syntheses: a recent update.
Beilstein J Org Chem 2009;
5:33. [PMID:
19777135 PMCID:
PMC2748694 DOI:
10.3762/bjoc.5.33]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2009] [Accepted: 05/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitomycins are a class of very potent antibacterial and anti-cancer compounds having a broad activity against a range of tumours. They have been used in clinics since the 1960's, and the challenges represented by their total synthesis have challenged generations of chemists. Despite these chemical and medicinal features, these compounds, in racemic form, have succumbed to total synthesis only four times over the last 30 years.
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