Communesins: A new approach to chemical synthesis

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 10:50 in Biology & Nature

MIT chemists have devised a new way to synthesize a complex molecular structure that is shared by a group of fungal compounds with potential as anticancer agents. Known as communesins, these compounds have shown particular promise against leukemia cells but may be able to kill other cancer cells as well. The new synthesis strategy, described […]

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