The cruciferous phytoalexins brassinin and cyclobrassinin are intermediates in the biosynthesis of brassilexin

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 3037-3038

  Soledade, M ^a   Pedras, C ^a   Loukaci, Ali ^a   Okanga, Francis I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSILEXIN; BRASSININ; CYCLOBRASSININ; PHYTOALEXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT LEAF;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRASSICACEAE; INDOLES; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERPENES; THIOCARBAMATES;

BRASSICA CARINATA; FUNGI; LEPTOSPHAERIA MACULANS; PHOMA;

EID: 0032212711     PISSN: 0960894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-894X(98)00564-2     Document Type: Article

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