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discodermolide

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More on Alkanes Definition: The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)  cycloalkanes   
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discodermolide
  a lactone-bearing polyhydroxylated alkatetraene from the marine sponge Discodermia dissoluta; microtubule-stabilizing agent like taxol 		127943-53-7 2H-Pyran-2-one, 6-(14-((aminocarbonyl)oxy)-2,6,12-trihydroxy-5,7,9,11,13,15-hexamethyl-3,8,16,18-nonadecatetraenyl)tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-, (3S-(3alpha,4beta,5beta,6alpha(2R*,3Z,5R*,6R*,7S*,8Z,11R*,12S*,13S*,14S*,15R*,16E)))  *Alkanes *Carbamates *Lactones *Pyrones
Pharma Action Tubulin Modulators; Antineoplastic Agents 		Transplantation 1991;52(4):650

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