First total synthesis of madangamine D, a molecule of biomedical interest
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 15:02
in Biology & Nature
Madangamines are a group of polycyclic alkaloids from marine sponges which have biomedical interest due to their cytotoxic activity. Chemists have now completed the first total synthesis of madangamine D, a scientific discovery in the field of organic chemistry.