M. Miyashita et al., TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF NPTX-643, A NEUROTOXIN OF THE MADAGASCAR SPIDER (NEPHILENGYS BORBONICA) HAVING A NOVEL ACYLPOLYAMINE STRUCTURE, Heterocycles, 47(1), 1998, pp. 171-175
The first total synthesis of NPTX-643, a neurotoxin of the Madagascar
spider (Nephilengys borbonica) having a unique cadaverine - nor-putrea
nine - putreanine acylpolyamine chain, has been achieved by using thre
e key azide intermediates.