ent-Abudinol B
McDonald and Tong. ACIEE, 2008, EarlyView. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200800749. 
An intriguing approach to this molecule, McDonald has decided upon a biosynthetic route, in which the ‘molecular zipper’ idea is employed. This idea has been pondered upon and used for years (with a notable paper by Jamison in Science last year).
35-Deoxy Amphotericin B Methyl
Carreira, Szpilman and Manthorpe. ACIEE, 2008, EarlyView. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200800590. Carreira, Szpilman, Cereghetti, Wurtz, and Manthorpe. ACIEE, 2008, EarlyView. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200800589.
Once again, I’ve strayed off my brief and into the
