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The 39 steps: The recently proposed revised structures of azaspiracid-2 and -3 (see picture), the two most potent members of the azaspiracid family, have been confirmed through the total syntheses of the two compounds. These 39-step syntheses represent a major improvement over the first-generation synthesis of azaspiracid-1 (50 steps).
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