Asymmetric Synthesis of All Stereoisomers of Demethylsorgolactone. Dependence of the Stimulatory Activity of Striga hermonthica and Orobanche crenata Seed Germination on the Absolute Configuration

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 507-513

  Thuring, Jan Willem J F ^a   Heinsman, Nicole W J T ^a   Jacobs, Rober̀t W A W M ^a   Nefkens, Gérard H L ^a   Zwanenburg, Binne ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demethylsorgolactone; Germination; Orobanche; Striga

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002796711     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9605106     Document Type: Article

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