Hydroperoxysterols from the Brazilian brown seaweeds Dictyopteris justii and Spatoglossum schroederi (dictyotales): A defensive strategy against herbivory

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-297

  Teixeira, V L ^a   Barbosa, J P ^a   Rocha, F D ^b,c   Kaplan, M A C ^b   Houghton, P J ^d   Pereira, R C ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Universidade Regional de Gurupi   (Brazil)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dictyopteris justii; Hydroperoxysterol; Secondary metabolites; Spatoglossum schroederi

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846977258     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600100405     Document Type: Article

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