Practical synthesis of DOPA derivative for biosynthetic production of potent antitumor natural products, saframycins and ecteinascidin 743

Kohei Torikai, Takayoshi Saruwatari, Tatsuya Kitano, Takuya Sano, Atsuko Nakane, Hiroshi Noguchi, Kenji Watanabe

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Abstract

A practical synthetic route of DOPA derivative 2, which should be useful for direct biosynthetic production of potent antitumor natural products, saframycins and ecteinascidin 743 was established. The developed strategy features i) easy-to-handle reactions without special care upon both dryness and inert atmopsphere, and ii) the facile HPLC-free purification of 2 via recrystallization enabling scalable synthesis of 2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)686-689
Number of pages4
JournalLetters in Organic Chemistry
Volume8
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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