Structures of Duocarmycins, novel antitumor antibiotics produced by Streptomyces sp.

Tohru Yasuzawa, Takao Iida, Ken'ichi Muroi, Michio Ichimura, Keiichi Takahashi, Hiroshi Sano

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · 1988 · 85 citations · 0 references

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The structures of new antitumor antibiotics, Duocarmycin A, C1 and C2, isolated from the culture broth of Streptomyces sp., have been determined on the basis of chemical and physicochemical evidence.