Synthesis of verbascoside: A dihydroxyphenylethyl glycoside with diverse bioactivity

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2623-2632

  Duynstee, Howard I ^a   De Koning, Martijn C ^a   Ovaa, Huib ^a   Van Der Marel, Gijs A ^a   Van Boom, Jacques H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caffeic acid; Carbohydrates; Glycosidations; Orthoester

Indexed keywords

ACTEOSIDE; GLYCOSIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GLYCOSYLATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032869837     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0690(199910)1999:10<2623::aid-ejoc2623>3.0.co;2-k     Document Type: Article

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