title: Strategies for the synthesis of the novel antitumor agent peloruside A.
abstract: The microtubule-stabilizing agent (+)-peloruside A has emerged as a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of cancer. Two total syntheses have been published and these reports have stimulated additional studies to advance the methodology and strategies for accessing this molecular architecture. This review details the biological data, modeling and conformation analyses, and synthetic studies toward the synthesis of (+)-peloruside A, that were reported prior to December 2007.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University, Department of Chemistry, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47450, USA. williamd@indiana.edu
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Partha P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Nag
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zorn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007783:Lactones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007783:Lactones; C414085:peloruside A