title: Biomimetic synthesis and structure elucidation of rubicordifolin, a cytotoxic natural product from Rubia cordifolia.
abstract: The biomimetic synthesis and full structural elucidation of rubicordifolin, a cytotoxic natural product isolated from Rubia cordifolia, is described.
authors.affiliation: Center for New Directions in Organic Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA.
authors.forename: Jean-Philip
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lumb
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trauner
mesh_terms: D032701:Biomimetics; D005663:Furans / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011809:Quinones / Q000737:chemistry; D045470:Rubia / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005663:Furans; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D011809:Quinones; C499729:rubicordifolin