Enantioselectivity of some 1-(benzofuran-2-yl)-1-(1-H-imidazol-1-yl) alkanes as inhibitors of P450(Arom)

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1321-1330

  Khodarahmi, G Ali ^a   Smith, H John ^a   Nicholls, Paul J ^a   Ahmadi, Masoud ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHROME P450;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENANTIOMER; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031760523     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb03352.x     Document Type: Article

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