Total synthesis of NPTX-5 and NPTX-6, Joro spider (Nephila clavata) toxins having a unique putreanine trimer and putreanine tetramer acylpolyamine chain

Hiroaki Saito, Etsuko Yuri, Masahiro Miyazawa, Yasuhiro Itagaki, Terumi Nakajima, Masaaki Miyashita*

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Abstract

The first total synthesis of NPTX-5 and NPTX-6, Joro spider (Nephila clavata) toxins having a 4-hydroxyindole nucleus and a unique putreanine trimer and tetramer acylpolyamine chain, respectively, has been achieved by the iterative use of a key azide compound.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6479-6482
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume39
Issue number36
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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