Linear naphtho-γ-pyrones: A naturally occurring scaffold of biological importance

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-292

  Barrow, R A ^a   McCulloch, M W B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENAFLORIN A; ADENAFLORIN B; AURASPERONE A; AURASPERONE B; CASSIASIDE; CEPHALOCHROMIN; CHAETOCHROMIN A; CHAETOCHROMIN B; CHAETOCHROMIN C; CHAETOCHROMIN D; DIHYDROUSTILAGINOIDIN A; FONSECIN; FONSECINONE A; NAPHTHO GAMMA PYRONE DERIVATIVE; NIGERASPERON C; NIGERONE; PYRAN DERIVATIVE; PYRONE DERIVATIVE; QUINQUANGULIN; RUBROFUSARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; USTILAGINOIDIN A; USTILAGINOIDIN B; USTILAGINOIDIN C; USTILAGINOIDIN D; USTILAGINOIDIN E; USTILAGINOIDIN G; USTILAGINOIDIN H; USTILAGINOIDIN I; USTILAGINOIDIN J; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LD 50; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NAPHTHALENES; PESTICIDES; PYRONES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 65349124125     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389557510909030273     Document Type: Review

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