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Thursday, June 3, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Chemistry of Natural Products
Dunn 208

Organizer/Presider: Jose-Luis Giner

1:00 226 Chemical Evolution of Antitumor Natural Pharmaceuticals. Eloy Rodriguez, Cornell University

1:30 227 Characterizing Thioesterase-Catalyzed Macrocyclization in Polyketide Biosynthesis. Christopher N. Boddy, University of Ottawa

2:10 228 Thinking outside the Box: Probing Desaturase Diversity. Palash Bhar1, Amy E. Tremblay1, Nigel Tan1, Derek Hodgson4, Brian Dawson4, Darwin Reed3, Ed Whittle2, Pat S. Covello3, John Shanklin2 and Peter H. Buist1, (1)Carleton University, (2)Brookhaven National Laboratory, (3)NRC, (4)Health Canada

2:50 Intermission

3:10 229 Synergistic Interplay of Biosynthesis and Organic Synthesis in Natural Products Chemistry. José L. Giner, SUNYESF

3:40 230 Got Milk Blindness? Betalactoglobulin and Its Link to Age Related Macular Degeneration. Coran M. H. Watanabe, Texas A&M University

4:20 231 New Versus Established Strategies for the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products from Marine Cyanobacteria. Robin B. Kinnel1, Eduardo Esquenazi1, Hyukjae Choi1, Alban Pereira1, Irma Soria-Mercado1, Adam C. Jones1, Pieter C. Dorrestein2,3, Lena Gerwick1 and William H. Gerwick1,2,3, (1)University of California San Diego, (2)University of California San Diego, (3)University of California San Diego