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[D-Ala-4]RA-VII (9) and [D-Ala-2]RA-VII (10) were prepared from RA-VII (1),
an anti-tumour bicyclic hexapeptide from Rubia plants, by conversion of it
s thioamide 3 into oxazoles 4 and 5 and subsequent acid-catalysed hydrolysi
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