The oxetane conformational lock of paclitaxel: Structural analysis of D-secopaclitaxel

Thomas C. Boge, Michael Hepperle, David G. Vander Velde, Christopher W. Gunn, Gary L. Grunewald, Gunda I. Georg

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3041-3046
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume9
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 18 1999

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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.

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