On the origins of triterpenoid skeletal diversity

Phytochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-291

  Xu, Ran ^a   Fazio, Gia C ^a   Matsuda, Seiichi P T ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclization; Isoprene rule; Oxidosqualene cyclization; Squalene; Triterpene; Triterpenoid

Indexed keywords

DECALIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENOID;

ACHILLEA; ADDITION REACTION; ANNULATION REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; HYDRATION; OXIDATION KINETICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RING OPENING; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TEA;

EID: 0742307297     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2003.11.014     Document Type: Review

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