Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Congeners of Hydramycin, an Anthraquinone-Type Antitumor Agent

Hydramycin is an antitumor antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces violaceus. It is a pyranoanthraquinone-type antitumor agent that has shown broad-spectrum activity against a variety of human-derived cancer cell lines. Among tumors evaluated at the National Cancer Institute (lung, colon, melanoma...

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Main Author: Njiojob, Costyl Ngnouomeuchi
Format: Others
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2011
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/1210