抗炎化學物質是有機化學與藥物化學研究的重要領域。1999年加里福尼亞海岸發現的三個新化合物cyclomarins A, B, C,在體外和體內實驗中均顯示極好的抗炎活性,是目前遇見的最強有效的抗熱帶炎症化合物。這些化合物中同樣帶有數個非常見胺基酸,單是天然含量極低。作為第三項合成計畫,我們利用不對稱合成方法,已經於2004年完成了第一例對cyclomarin C的全合成。目前,我們將爭取獲得更多的樣品以及衍生物、類似物等,並期望與其它課題組合作破譯微生物中生產這些化合物的酶簇的遺傳學規律,從而可以在廉價的表達系統中生產。
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