Isolation, biological activities and synthesis of indoloquinoline alkaloids: Cryptolepine, isocryptolepine and neocryptolepine

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1036-1057

  Parvatkar, Prakash T ^a,b   Parameswaran, Perunninakulath S ^a   Tilve, Santosh G ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Cryptolepine; Heteroaromatic; Indoloquinoline; Isocryptolepine and neocryptolepine

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; METABOLITES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; CRYPTOLEPINE; HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS; HETEROAROMATICS; INDOLOQUINOLINE; INDOLOQUINOLINE ALKALOID; ISOCRYPTOLEPINE AND NEOCRYPTOLEPINE; NATURALLY OCCURRING; SYNTHETIC METHODOLOGY; WIDE SPECTRUM;

ALKALOIDS;

EID: 79952760286     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211794785118     Document Type: Review

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