Chemistry and biology of maculalactone A from the marine cyanobacterium Kyrtuthrix maculans

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-400

  Brown, G D ^a,b   Wong, H F ^b   Hutchinson, N ^c,d   Lee, S C ^d   Chan, B K K ^d   Williams, G A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti fouling paint; Chemical defense; Marine chemical ecology; Marine natural products

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING AGENT; MACULALACTONE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIVALVE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGY; HERBIVORY; HYDROGENATION; KYRTUTHRIX MACULANS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED ALGA;

AMPHITRITE; BALANUS AMPHITRITE; CHLOROSTOMA ARGYROSTOMA; IBLA; JAPONICA; KYRTUTHRIX; KYRTUTHRIX MACULANS; TETRACLITA JAPONICA; THORACICA;

EID: 18144386525     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-004-6552-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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