Synthesis of aminosterols structurally related to squalamine

Squalamine is a naturally occurring broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent isolated from the dogfish shark Squalus acanthias. It has been shown to have biological activity against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, fungi, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and cancer. A flexible synthetic...

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Main Author: Matthews, Andrew John
Published: University of Leicester 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.696963