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Described
are the syntheses of five dec
apeptides th
at
are
C-2-symmetric
al deriv
atives of the n
atur
al product pent
apeptide s
ans
alv
amide A.Deriv
atives were m
ade using
a succinct convergent synthesis. These
an
alogues sh
are no structur
al homology to current c
ancer drugs,
arecytotoxic
at levels on p
ar with existing drugs tre
ating c
ancers,
and demonstr
ate selectivity for drug-resist
ant p
ancre
atic c
ancer cell lines overnonc
ancerous cell lines. These molecules
are excellent chemother
apeutic le
ads in the se
arch for new
antic
ancer
agents.