Abstract
Analysis of the 1H NMR data of paclitaxel in comparison with its oxetane ring-opened analogue D-secopaclitaxel suggests that the oxetane moiety (D-ring) of paclitaxel serves as a conformational lock for the diterpene moiety and the C13 side chain.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3041-3046 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 18 1999 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments: These studies were supported by The National Cancer Institute. We would like to thank the Scientific Education Partnership of Hoechst Marion Roussel for postdoctoral fellowship support to TCB and the Kansas Health Foundation for a predoctoral fellowship to MH.