Route to fiendishly complex marine molecule cut in half

Photo of marine nudibranch Diaphorodoris papillata feeding on Bugula neritina

Source: Parent Géry

Shortcut to promising natural product already in Alzheimer’s and HIV trials

Bryostatins are a potent but complex to synthesise drug. A recent development has shortened the synthetic pathway, which stands to benefit the treatment of Alzheimer’s, HIV and possibly other diseases.

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