Maytansinoid compounds are produced by contacting in the presence of a carbodiimide the compound maytansinol ##STR1## with an acid of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R is lower alkyl, to yield the desired maytansinoids HAVING THE RESULTANT FORMULA: ##STR3## wherein R is lower alkyl. The maytansinoids (I) are both antifungal agents and also antitumor agents. The D-form (with respect to assymetry at the 2'-position) of the maytansinoids (I) represents a new class of compounds having antifungal and antitumor properties.
马坦西诺伊德化合物是通过在存在碳二
亚胺的情况下,将马坦西诺醇##STR1##与公式为##STR2##的酸接触,其中R为较低的烷基,以产生所需的具有结果公式的马坦西诺伊德:##STR3##其中R为较低的烷基。马坦西诺伊德(I)既是抗真菌剂,也是抗肿瘤剂。马坦西诺伊德(I)的D形式(在2'-位置的不对称性方面)代表了具有抗真菌和抗肿瘤性质的新类化合物。