Total synthesis of cajanine and its antiproliferative activity against human hepatoma cells

• Main Authors: Xing-yue Ji (Author), Si-tu Xue (Author), Guang-hui Zheng (Author), Yan-xing Han (Author), Zong-ying Liu (Author), Jian-dong Jiang (Author), Zhuo-rong Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cajanine, a constituent of Cajanaus cajan L., used in traditional Chinese medicine, is a promising drug candidate because of its broad range of bioactivities. However, the total synthesis of cajanine and its derivatives has never been reported. Herein, we report the total synthesis of cajanine in ni...