title: The chemical synthesis of tetrodoxin: an ongoing quest.
abstract: This contribution reviews all the synthetic work on tetrodotoxin that has appeared in the literature through June 2011.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada.
authors.forename: Jaclyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada.
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ciufolini
mesh_terms: D061565:Cycloaddition Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D013779:Tetrodotoxin
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