Concise synthesis of the plant growth regulator theobroxide

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3863-3866

  Arimoto, Hirokazu ^a,b   Shimano, Toshihisa ^a   Uemura, Daisuke ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Plant growth regulator; Practical synthesis; Theobroxide

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; PHYTOHORMONE; THEOBROXIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT TUBER; POTATO; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLOHEXANES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT TUBERS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 20844456274     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0500637     Document Type: Article

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