Fine tuning of a reported synthetic route for biologically active flavonoid, baicalein

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-21

  Kim, Sanghee ^a   Dae, Won Sohn ^b   Youn, Chul Kim ^b   Kim, Soon Ai ^b   Sang, Kook Lee ^c   Hak, Sung Kim ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Baicalein; Flavonoid; Improved synthetic route; Modified synthesis

Indexed keywords

BAICALEIN; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROBROMIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DEALKYLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHARMACEUTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TIME;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DEALKYLATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLAVANONES; HYDROBROMIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846828397     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02977773     Document Type: Article

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