Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of antimalarial alkaloids febrifugine and isofebrifugine and their biological activity

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 6833-6841

  Kobayashi, Shu ^a   Ueno, Masaharu ^a   Suzuki, Ritsu ^a   Ishitani, Haruro ^a   Kim, Hye Sook ^b   Wataya, Yusuke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; FEBRIFUGINE; ISOFEBRIFUGINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032886777     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo990877k     Document Type: Article

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