Total synthesis of cotylenin A for a new anticancer drug without side effects

An anticancer drug of fungal origin could be the way.

Scientists at Waseda University succeeded in developing a method for a total synthesis of cotylenin A, a plant growth regulator which has attracted considerable attention from the scientific community due to its promising bioactivity as an anti-cancer agent. This method was reported in the Journal of American Chemical Society on March 16, 2020.　<Readmore>