Biosynthesis of some biologically active limonoids in the leaves of Azadirachta indica (the Indian Neem tree)

Indian Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 299-302

  Akhila, Anand ^a   Rani, Kumkum ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

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Indexed keywords

28 DEOXONIMBOLIDE; 6 DEACETYLNIMBIN; 6 DEACETYLNIMBINAL; CARBON 14; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; GAMMA LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LIMONOID; MEVALONIC ACID; NIMBIN; NIMBOLIDE; SQUALENE DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PLANT LEAF; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036053264     PISSN: 09711627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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