Absolute configuration and antiprotozoal activity of minquartynoic acid

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Minquartynoic acid (1) was isolated as an antimalarial and antileishmanial constituent of the Peruvian tree Minquartia guianensis and its absolute configuration at C-17 established to be (+)-S through conversion to the known (+)-(S)-17-hydroxystearic acid (2) and confirmed using Mosher's method.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Natural Products
Volume63
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)1295-6
Number of pages1
ISSN0163-3864
Publication statusPublished - 2000

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Keywords: Alkynes; Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents; Cell Division; Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; Humans; Leishmania major; Lymphocytes; Molecular Structure; Plasmodium falciparum; Polyacetylenes

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