The function of terpene natural products in the natural world

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 408-414

  Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a   Dudareva, Natalia ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVENACOSIDE; BETA FARNESENE; CALOTROPIN; CARYOPHYLLENE; CAULERPENYNE; CHRYSOMELIDIAL; CINERIN; FARNESOL; GERANIOL; GOSSYPOL; LINALOOL; NATURAL PRODUCT; NEROLIDOL; POLYGODIAL; STRIGOL; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODIVERSITY; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34250785114     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2007.5     Document Type: Review

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