Making Puffer Fish Toxin in a Flask
Total synthesis of tetrodotoxin
10-Mar-2020 -
In Japan, puffer fish is considered a delicacy, but the tickle to the taste buds comes with a tickle to the nerves: fugu contains tetrodotoxin, a strong nerve toxin. In low doses, tetrodotoxin is shown in clinical trials to be a replacement for opioids for relieving cancer related pain. In the ...
cancer therapy
Cross-Coupling
Diels-Alder Reaction
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