Enantioselective total synthesis of novel diterpenoid pyrones (+)-sesquicillin and (-)-nalanthalide from fungal fermentations

Heterocycles

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 229-250

  Oguchi, Takamasa ^a   Watanabe, Kazuhiro ^a   Abe, Hideki ^a   Katoh, Tadashi ^a  

^a TOHOKU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid Antagonist; Kv1.3 Blocker; Nalanthalide; Sesquicillin; Total Synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 76949094024     PISSN: 03855414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3987/COM-08-S(S)2     Document Type: Article

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