Schematic of Macrolactone 11 (IMAGE)

Rice University

Schematic of Macrolactone 11

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This is a schematic of macrolactone 11, currently under evaluation as a preclinical cancer drug candidate by the Rice University lab of K.C. Nicolaou. Based on the structure of the natural product and using a streamlined synthesis, the lab is developing analogues as drug candidates.

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K.C. Nicolaou Group/Rice University

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