Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

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The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution is an oceanographic institution in Fort Pierce, Florida. Scientists at this institute first isolated (+)-discodermolide, a potent inhibitor of tumor cell growth, currently in clinical trials. The institution was founded by John Seward Johnson I in 1971.

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  • Gunasekera, S. P.; Gunasekera, M.; Longley, R. E.; Schulte, G. K. J. Org. Chem. 1990, 55, 4912-4915.

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