A brief overview of classical natural product drug synthesis and bioactivity

2021/11/19 by Gen Li, Mingliang Lou, Xiangbing Qi · 1 citation
Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis #Synthesis and Biological Activity #Marine Sponges and Natural Products

paper · doi:10.1039/d1qo01341f

openalex publication_date 2021/11/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

This manuscript briefly overviewed the total synthesis and structure–activity relationship studies of eight classical natural products, which emphasizes the important role of total synthesis in natural product-based drug development.

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