title: Yatakemycin: total synthesis, DNA alkylation, and biological properties.
abstract: DNA-binding small molecules are an important source of anticancer therapeutics that display a diverse array of mechanisms of action. Synthetic studies on the new DNA-alkylating natural product yatakemycin, detailed in this Highlight, have served to reassign its structure, assign the absolute stereochemistry, and provide access to yatakemycin and a series of structural analogues for biological evaluation. Studies on the DNA alkylation properties of (+)-and ent-(-)-yatakemycin and related analogues have demonstrated the enhanced DNA alkylation properties of this class of agents and provided insight into their interaction with DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tichenor
authors.forename: Dale L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Boger
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D000080890:Duocarmycins; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000080890:Duocarmycins; D007211:Indoles; D011758:Pyrroles; C474180:yatakemycin; D004247:DNA