Synthesis of penaresidin A, an azetidine alkaloid with actomyosin ATPase-activating property

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01613-M

Three stereoisomers of pentaresidin A (1) an azetidine alkaloid isolated from the Okinawan marine sponge Penares sp., were synthesized. The natural penaresidin A must be either (2S,3R,4S,15S,16S)- or (2S,3R,4S,15R,16R)-1.