Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Rocaglamide is a natural product which belongs to a class of molecules called flavaglines. This compound was isolated in 1982 by King and colleagues based on its antileukemic activity. Like other flavaglines rocaglamide displays potent insecticidal antifungal anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities.Rocaglamide was first synthesized by Barry Trost in 1990. Although other syntheses have been described since Trost’s remains the only one to afford rocaglamide in an enantio-specific manner.
