The first total synthesis of 16-membered tetraene macrolide antibiotic
hygrolidin, a potent and relatively specific inhibitor of the vacuola
r ATPases, has been achieved, incorporating macrolactonization by the
modified Yamaguchi method and fragment assembly aldol reaction to esta
blish the C17-C18 bond as key steps. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Scien
ce Ltd