New synthetic strategy for the synthesis of 24-epibrassinolide

Steroids

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 540-543

  Brosa, Carme ^a   Puig, Rita ^a   Comas, Xavier ^a   Fernández, Cristina ^a  

^a INSTITUT QUÍMIC DE SARRIÀ   (Spain)

Author keywords

(22E,24R) 5 ergosta 2.22 dien 6 one; 24 epibrassinolide; brassinosteroid; plant hormone; synthesis

Indexed keywords

ERGOSTEROL; PHYTOHORMONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030249133     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(96)00087-6     Document Type: Article

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