Diterpenoids from Euphorbia pithyusa subsp. cupanii

Journal of Natural Products

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1399-1404

  Appendino, Giovanni ^a   Belloro, Emanuela ^a   Tron, Gian Cesare ^a   Jakupovic, Jasmin ^c   Ballero, Mauro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Analyticon Biotechnologies AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DITERPENOID; LATHYRANE; PLANT EXTRACT; PREMYRSINANE; TIGLIANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EUPHORBIA PITHYUSA;

EID: 0032720648     PISSN: 01633864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/np990209u     Document Type: Article

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