total synthesis

collocation in English

meaningsoftotalandsynthesis

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total
adjective
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/ˈtəʊ.təl/us
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
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synthesis
noun
uk
/ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/us
/ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/
chemistryspecialized
the production of a substance from simpler materials after a ...
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Crucially, added complexity impedes the use of synthetictotalsynthesisin drug discovery.
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Another classic is quininetotalsynthesisthat has a history spanning 150 years.
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He is considered a pioneer in steroid synthesis, and carried out the firsttotalsynthesisof a steroidal hormone, equilenin.
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The multistep synthesis of complex organic compounds is calledtotalsynthesis.
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Atotalsynthesisfor the dictyoquinazols was reported in 2007.
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An example was thetotalsynthesisof (-) -epimyrtine.
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Combined they provide a good insight in the application of organic chemistry intotalsynthesis.
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Histotalsynthesisof azadirachtin, completed in 2007, is widely regarded as one of the major landmarks intotalsynthesis.
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The scientific practice of creating novel synthetic routes for complex molecules is calledtotalsynthesis.
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This is opposed to atotalsynthesiswhere large molecules are synthesized from a stepwise combination of small and cheap (usually petrochemical) building blocks.
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Numerous methods are available in the literature for thetotalsynthesisof thienamycin.
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Knowing these fundamental catalytic steps, the ability to rationally plan new reactions and cascades has been extremely useful in the field oftotalsynthesis.
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It is considered a classic in the field oftotalsynthesisof natural products.
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Azomethine ylides thus have high utility intotalsynthesis, and formation of chiral ligands and pharmaceuticals.
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To date, there is only one example of metal-catalyzed aryne reaction employed intotalsynthesis.
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Isovanillin can be used as a precursor in thetotalsynthesisof morphine.
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Shown below is a key coupling step in thetotalsynthesisof roseophilin, a potent antitumor antibiotic.
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Bioactivity of this synthetic product was not tested and no further work ontotalsynthesisof betaenones has been published since.
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Due to the stability of the silicon group, organosilicon compounds are useful in thetotalsynthesisof complex natural products and pharmaceutical drugs.
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