Bioscience Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi 1-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140, Japan
Abstract:
Of the five congeners in the matlystatin series, matlystatin A (1) is the most potent inhibitor of type IV collagenases. The total synthesis of 1 was accomplished, and the absolute configuration was unambiguously determined as shown in figure I.