Biomimetic synthesis of tangutorine following new biogenetic proposals

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1891-1894

  Salame, Rim ^a   Gravel, Edmond ^a   Leblanc, Karine ^a   Poupon, Erwan ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE ALKALOID; QUINOLIZINE DERIVATIVE; TANGUTORINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

CARBOLINES; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUINOLIZINES; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

EID: 65549170002     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol9002916     Document Type: Article

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