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Zhong Y, He X, Tao W, Feng J, Zhang R, Gong H, Tang Z, Huang C, He Y. 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG) derivatives rapidly eradicate methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus without resistance development by disrupting membrane. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 261:115823. [PMID: 37839345 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes severe public health challenges throughout the world, and the multi-drug resistance (MDR) of MRSA to antibiotics necessitates the development of more effective antibiotics. Natural 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG), produced by Pseudomonas, displays moderate inhibitory activity against MRSA. A series of DAPG derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activities, and some showed excellent activities (MRSA MIC = 0.5-2 μg/mL). Among these derivatives, 7g demonstrated strong antibacterial activity without resistance development over two months. Mechanistic studies suggest that 7g asserted its activity by targeting bacterial cell membranes. In addition, 7g exhibited significant synergistic antibacterial effects with oxacillin both in vitro and in vivo, with a tendency to eradicate MRSA biofilms. 7g is a promising lead for the treatment of MRSA.
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- Yifan Zhong
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR China
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- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chongqing, PR China; Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, PR China
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- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chongqing, PR China; Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR China
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- Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chongqing, PR China; Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, PR China; Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chongqing, PR China; BayRay Innovation Center, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518132, China.
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Kumar G, C A. Natural products and their analogues acting against Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A recent update. Drug Dev Res 2023; 84:779-804. [PMID: 37086027 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.22063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). It is responsible for significant causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. M.tb possesses robust defense mechanisms against most antibiotic drugs and host responses due to their complex cell membranes with unique lipid molecules. Thus, the efficacy of existing front-line drugs is diminishing, and new and recurring cases of TB arising from multidrug-resistant M.tb are increasing. TB begs the scientific community to explore novel therapeutic avenues. A precise knowledge of the compounds with their mode of action could aid in developing new anti-TB agents that can kill latent and actively multiplying M.tb. This can help in the shortening of the anti-TB regimen and can improve the outcome of treatment strategies. Natural products have contributed several antibiotics for TB treatment. The sources of anti-TB drugs/inhibitors discussed in this work are target-based identification/cell-based and phenotypic screening from natural products. Some of the recently identified natural products derived leads have reached clinical stages of TB drug development, which include rifapentine, CPZEN-45, spectinamide-1599 and 1810. We believe these anti-TB agents could emerge as superior therapeutic compounds to treat TB over known Food and Drug Administration drugs.
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- Gautam Kumar
- Department of Natural Products, Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Natural Products, Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Novel flavonoid hybrids as potent antiviral agents against hepatitis A: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 238:114452. [PMID: 35597006 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two series of flavonoid hybrids, totaling 42 compounds, were designed, synthesized and evaluated to develop antiviral compounds effective against hepatitis A virus (HAV). A recombinant viral screening system revealed that most of the synthesized derivatives exhibited significant anti-HAV activity, and compounds B2, B3, B5 and B27 were identified as potential inhibitors of HAV. Post-treatment of cells with B2, B3, B5 and B27 after HAV infection strongly suppressed HAV infection, whereas pretreatment or simultaneous treatment were ineffective. Furthermore, these four compounds significantly inhibited HAV (HM175/18f strain) production in a dose-dependent manner. Analyses using HAV subgenomic replicon systems indicated that these compounds specifically inhibit HAV RNA replication. More importantly, the most potent compounds B2 and B27 also showed clear inhibitory effects on two other HAV strains, KRM031 and TKM005, which also isolated from clinical patients. Our study is the first to report these newly designed flavonoid hybrids as lead compounds for the development of novel anti-HAV drugs.
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Hu C, Li G, Mu Y, Wu W, Cao B, Wang Z, Yu H, Guan P, Han L, Li L, Huang X. Discovery of Anti-TNBC Agents Targeting PTP1B: Total Synthesis, Structure-Activity Relationship, In Vitro and In Vivo Investigations of Jamunones. J Med Chem 2021; 64:6008-6020. [PMID: 33860662 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Twenty-three natural jamunone analogues along with a series of jamunone-based derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory effects against breast cancer (BC) MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. The preliminary structure-activity relationship revealed that the length of aliphatic side chain and free phenolic hydroxyl group at the scaffold played a vital role in anti-BC activities and the methyl group on chromanone affected the selectivity of molecules against MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. Among them, jamunone M (JM) was screened as the most effective anti-triple-negative breast cancer (anti-TNBC) candidate with a high selectivity against BC cells over normal human cells. Mechanistic investigations indicated that JM could induce mitochondria-mediated apoptosis and cause G0/G1 phase arrest in BC cells. Furthermore, JM significantly restrained tumor growth in MDA-MB-231 xenograft mice without apparent toxicity. Interestingly, JM could downregulate phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway by suppressing protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) expression. These findings revealed the potential of JM as an appealing therapeutic drug candidate for TNBC.
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- Caijuan Hu
- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Institute of Microbial Pharmaceuticals, College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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Cao J, Wang S, Wei C, Lin H, Zhang C, Gao Y, Xu Z, Cheng Z, Sun WC, Wang HB. Agrimophol suppresses RANKL-mediated osteoclastogenesis through Blimp1-Bcl6 axis and prevents inflammatory bone loss in mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2021; 90:107137. [PMID: 33199235 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.107137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Excessive activity of osteoclasts causes many bone-related diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. Agrimophol (AGR), a phenolic compound, originated from Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. In prior studies, AGR is reported to possess schistosomicidal and mycobactericidal activities. However, no reports covered its anti-osteoclastogenesis characteristic. In this study, we found that AGR inhibited RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis, bone-resorption, F-actin ring formation, and the mRNA expression of osteoclast-associated genes such as CTSK, TRAP, MMP-9, and ATP6v0d2 in vitro. In addition, AGR suppressed RANKL-induced expression of c-Fos and NFATc1. However, AGR treatment did not affect NF-κB activation and MAPKs phosphorylation in RANKL-stimulated BMMs, which implicated that AGR might not influence the initial expression of NFATc1 mediated by NF-κB and MAPKs signaling. Our results further indicated that AGR did not alter phosphorylation levels of GSK3β and the expression of calcineurin, which implicated that AGR treatment might not interfere with phosphorylation and de-phosphorylation of NFATc1 mediated by GSK3β and calcineurin, respectively. B-lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1 (Blimp1), which was regarded as a transcriptional repressor of negative regulators of osteoclastogenesis, was markedly attenuated in the presence of AGR, leading to the enhanced expression of B-cell lymphoma 6 (Bcl-6). Meanwhile, Blimp1 knockdown in BMMs by siRNA strongly enhanced the expression of Bcl6 and reduced NFATc1 induction by RANKL. These findings suggested that AGR inhibited RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation through Blimp1-Bcl-6 signaling mediated modulation of NFATc1 and its target genes. Consistent with these in vitro results, AGR exhibited a protective influence in an in vivo mouse model of LPS-induced bone loss by suppressing excessive osteoclast activity and attenuating LPS-induced bone destruction. Hence, these results identified that AGR could be considered as a potential therapeutic agent against bone lysis disease.
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- Jinjin Cao
- Putuo District People's Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Changchun People's Hospital, Changchun, China
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- Putuo District People's Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Putuo District People's Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Putuo District People's Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Putuo District People's Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Putuo District People's Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Putuo District People's Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonoses Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- Putuo District People's Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Zhang J, Yang YN, Jiang JS, Feng ZM, Yuan X, Zhang X, Zhang PC. The discovery of new phloroglucinol glycosides from Agrimonia pilosa and the mechanism of oxidative dearomatization of the methyl-substituted phloroglucinol derivatives. RSC Adv 2021; 11:22273-22277. [PMID: 35480819 PMCID: PMC9034183 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03588f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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New phloroglucinol glycosides, aglycones, and oxidative dearomatized products of aglycones were discovered from Agrimonia pilosa, and the mechanism of the auto oxidative dearomatization was disclosed as a free radical chain reaction with 3O2.
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- Jia Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines
- Institute of Materia Medica
- Peking Union Medical College
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Beijing 100050
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines
- Institute of Materia Medica
- Peking Union Medical College
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Beijing 100050
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines
- Institute of Materia Medica
- Peking Union Medical College
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Beijing 100050
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines
- Institute of Materia Medica
- Peking Union Medical College
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Beijing 100050
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines
- Institute of Materia Medica
- Peking Union Medical College
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Beijing 100050
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines
- Institute of Materia Medica
- Peking Union Medical College
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Beijing 100050
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines
- Institute of Materia Medica
- Peking Union Medical College
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Beijing 100050
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Ma Q, Ye L, Li W, Lin S, Zhao X, Jin C, Liu G, Liu H, Sun Y, Yuan H, Piao G. Inhibitory Effects of Twenty-Nine Compounds From Potentilla longifolia on Lipid Accumulation and Their Mechanisms in 3T3-L1 Cells. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:555715. [PMID: 33240084 PMCID: PMC7680851 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.555715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Potentilla longifolia Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl., which is a kind of traditional Chinese herb, is often referred to as "Ganyancao" in China, which means "the herb is effective in the treatment of liver inflammation". Three new (ganyearmcaoosides A and B and ganyearmcaoic acid A; 1-3) and 26 known compounds (4-29) were isolated from the 95% ethanol extract of the dried aerial parts of this plant, of which 21 were isolated for the first time from this plant. The chemical structures of these compounds were elucidated using NMR and HR-ESI-MS analysis. The inhibitory effects of the 29 compounds with safe concentrations on the lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells were evaluated using photographic and quantitative assessments of lipid contents by Oil Red O staining, and measurement of the triglyceride levels. Comprehensive analysis showed that compound 12 (3,8-dimethoxy-5,7,4'- trihydroxyflavone) showed the best inhibitory effect on lipid accumulation such as reducing the accumulation of oil droplets and triglyceride level, and was superior to the reference in positive control. Western blot analysis and RT-PCR results showed that compound 12 enhanced the phosphorylations of AMPK and ACC, and inhibited the expressions of adipogenesis-related proteins or genes including SREBP1c, FAS, SCD1, GPAT, PPARγ and C/EBPα, and thereby significantly inhibited lipid accumulation in a concentration-dependent manner. P. longifolia and its bioactive compounds could be promising as potential therapeutic agents for diseases related to lipid accumulation in the future.
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- Qianqian Ma
- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain & Functional Molecules, Yanbian University, Ministry of Education, Yanji, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji, China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain & Functional Molecules, Yanbian University, Ministry of Education, Yanji, China
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Vieira de Castro T, Yahiaoui O, Peralta RA, Fallon T, Lee V, George JH. Biomimetic Synthesis Enables the Structure Revision of Littordials E and F and Drychampone B. Org Lett 2020; 22:8161-8166. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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