Nuphar alkaloid chemical biology

Jimmy Wu and co-workers reported in ACIE on the formal synthesis of nuphar alkaloids and their apoptotic activity. Did you know that the second “p” in “apoptosis” is silent and it is pronounced “apa-tosis”? The Greek word “apoptosis” means “falling off” or “dropping off” of flower petals or tree leaves.

 

ACIE paper