The total synthesis of gambierol

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 848-849

  Johnson, Henry W B ^a   Majumder, Utpal ^a   Rainier, Jon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; CIGUATOXIN; CYCLIC ENOL ETHER; DIENYL STANNANE; GAMBIEROL; MARINE TOXIN; OXEPENE; POLYETHER DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CIGUATERA; DECOMPOSITION; FISH; GAMBIERDISCUS TOXICUS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REDUCTION; RING CLOSING METATHESIS;

ANIMALS; CIGUATOXINS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ETHERS, CYCLIC; GLYCOSIDES; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 12444338890     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja043396d     Document Type: Article

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