Beschreibung:
With contributions by numerous experts
Biological Occurence and Biosynthesis.- Naturally Occurring Anthracyclines.- Biosynthetic Anthracycline Variants.- Anthracycline Biosynthesis: Genes, Enzymes and Mechanisms.- Synthesis and Chemistry.- Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Anthracyclinones.- Combinatorial Synthesis of Linearly Condensed Polycyclic Compounds, Including Anthracyclinones, Through Tandem Diels-Alder Additions.- Fluorinated Anthracyclines.- Synthesis of the Sugar Moieties.- Nonnatural Glycosyl Anthraquinones as DNA Binding and Photocleaving Agents.- Syntheses of Anthracyclines and Fredericamycin A via Strong Base-Induced Cycloaddition Reaction of Homophthalic Anhydrides.