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January 1, 1989The Journal of AntibioticsOpen Access

Mechanism of activation of the antitumor antibiotic neocarzinostatin by mercaptan and sodium borohydride.

Otto D. Hensens I. Goldberg

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Abstract

The structures of mercaptan and sodium borohydride reaction products of neocarzinostatin chromophore A (NCS Chrom A) are compared. Implications on the mechanism of activation of NCS are discussed.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9744ffb4405819bc9f8c37 https://doi.org/10.7164/antibiotics.42.761

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