This document discusses nine-membered enediyne chromophores which are characterized by nine-membered rings containing two triple bonds separated by a double bond. These bacterial products are highly toxic to DNA and used as antitumor agents. The document focuses on the enediyne Mark 45, analyzing its thermochemistry and using ratios to calculate changes in Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, and entropy for its forward reaction. It also calculates a rate constant for the reaction and discusses the biological importance of nine-membered enediyne natural products.