Gil Ma

Concise Total Synthesis of (±)-Salinosporamide A, (±)-Cinnabaramide A, and Derivatives via a Bis-cyclization Process:  Implications for a Biosynthetic Pathway?

Gil Ma, Henry H. Nguyen, Daniel Romo · Organic Letters · 2007 · 137 citations · Full text

Biosynthesis, Alpha-amino Acids, Engineering +14

Bioinspired Total Synthesis and Human Proteasome Inhibitory Activity of (−)-Salinosporamide A, (−)-Homosalinosporamide A, and Derivatives Obtained via Organonucleophile Promoted Bis-cyclizations

Henry H. Nguyen, Gil Ma, Tatiana Gladysheva et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2010 · 87 citations · Full text

Bioorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Peptide Science +19

A1,3-strain enabled retention of chirality during bis-cyclization of β-ketoamides: total synthesis of (−)-salinosporamide A and (−)-homosalinosporamide A

Henry H. Nguyen, Gil Ma, Daniel Romo · Chemical Communications · 2010 · 72 citations · Full text

Total Synthesis and Comparative Analysis of Orlistat, Valilactone, and a Transposed Orlistat Derivative:  Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthase

Gil Ma, Manuel Zancanella, Yatsandra Oyola et al. · Organic Letters · 2006 · 72 citations

Synthesis of Novel β-Lactone Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthase

Robyn D. Richardson, Gil Ma, Yatsandra Oyola et al. · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 2008 · 48 citations · Full text