Photosynthetic Inhibitory Activity of Dihydro-β-agarofurans Sesquiterpenes from Maytenus disticha and Maytenus boaria (Celastraceae)

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 55, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 631-637

  Céspedesa, Carlos ^a   Achnine, Lahoucine ^b   Lotina Hennsen, Bias ^b   Alarconc, Julio ^c   Becerra, José ^d  

^a Instituto de Qufmica   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Facultad de Ciencias   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLOROPLAST; ELECTRON TRANSFER; GROWTH INHIBITION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; SESQUITERPENE;

MAYTENUS BOARIA; MAYTENUS DISTICHA;

EID: 17544404586     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2000-7-823     Document Type: Article

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