Shikonin: A geranyl diphosphate-derived plant hemiterpenoid formed via the mevalonate pathway

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 2721-2724

  Li, Shu Ming ^a   Hennig, Susanne ^a   Heide, Lutz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; GLUCOSE; MEVALONIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SHIKONIN; TERPENOID;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSOL; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0032580385     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00387-6     Document Type: Article

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