title: Synthesis and algicidal activity of (+)-cyanobacterin and its stereoisomer.
abstract: (+)-Cyanobacterin, a photosynthesis inhibitor of freshwater cyanobacterium Schytonema hofmanni, was synthesized in 6 steps from a readily accessible chiral synthon 5R-5-(l-menthyloxy)-2(5H)furanone.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University, Japan. fumito@net.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Fumito
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: Suhwan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuwano
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000187:drug effects*; D006540:Herbicides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides; C033701:cyanobacterin; D015107:4-Butyrolactone