• Question: what our microsclerodermins

    Asked by wilson to Akshat on 15 Jun 2011.
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      Akshat Rathi answered on 15 Jun 2011:


      For your convenience here is what microsclerodermin F looks like: http://twitpic.com/5bzmzl. If you change a few things in that structure then you can make microsclerodermin A, B, C, D, E, G, H and I.

      They are family of molecules that were extracted from a sponge (sea creature) that is found in the Pacific Ocean. The molecules posses properties to counter certain types of cancer and fungal infections.

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