Combinatorial synthesis of natural product-like molecules using a first-generation spiroketal scaffold

Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 56-72

  Kulkarni, Bheemashankar A ^a   Roth, Gregory P ^b   Lobkovsky, Emil ^c   Porco Jr , John A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; SPIRO COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0036355437     PISSN: 15204766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cc010047w     Document Type: Article

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