Asymmetric total synthesis of ent-sandaracopimaradiene, a biosynthetic intermediate of oryzalexins

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2822-2829

  Yajima, Arata ^a   Yamaguchi, Ayumi ^a   Nukada, Tomoo ^a   Yabuta, Goro ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Phytoalexin; Rice blast disease; Sandaracopimaradiene

Indexed keywords

LEWIS ACID; PHYTOALEXIN; RICE BLAST DISEASES; SANDARACOPIMARADIENES;

BIOSYNTHESIS; COUPLING AGENTS; CROPS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

DISEASES;

DITERPENE; ENT SANDARACOPIMARADIENE; ENT-SANDARACOPIMARADIENE; PHYTOALEXINS; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

DITERPENES; STEREOISOMERISM; TERPENES;

EID: 36448942218     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70468     Document Type: Article

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