Takara Shuzo Co., Inc.

Kaoru Inami

Ikunoshin Kato

Kazutoh Takesako

Tetsuo Shiba

Toru Kurome

Nobuto Koyama

Eiji Kobayashi

Tetsuya Inoue

A cyclopentenone derivative represented by the following formula [I] or an optically active substance or a salt thereof. ##STR1## (In the formula, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are same or different and each of them is straight or branched alkyl group, straight or branched alkenyl group, aromatic group, aromatic-aliphatic group or H with a proviso that the case where R.sub.1 =R.sub.2 =H, or R.sub.1 =benzyl group and R.sub.2 =H is excluded.)

Cyclopentenone derivative

Aureobasidins

To provide a process for the total synthesis of a cyclic peptide, which is useful as antifungal drug, and novel compounds prepared by the synthesis method. A process for synthesizing a cyclic peptide represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X1, X2, X4 and X7 are independently N-methyl-.alpha.-amino acid or .alpha.-hydroxy acid,

Cyclic peptides

A process is provided for the total synthesis of a cyclic peptide, which is useful as antifungal drug, and novel compounds prepared by the synthesis method. The cyclic peptide is represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X1, X2, X4 and X7 are independently N-methyl-.alpha.-amino acid or .alpha.-hydroxy acid,

Process for systhesizing cyclic peptides

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Ikeda, Japan

Kaoru Inami