Cembrane diterpenes chemistry and biological properties

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1512-1539

  Yang, Bin ^a   Zhou, Xue Feng ^a   Lin, Xiu Ping ^a   Liu, Juan ^a   Peng, Yan ^a   Yang, Xian Wen ^a   Liu, Yonghong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Cembrane; Diterpenoid; Natural product

Indexed keywords

LIPIDS; MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; CEMBRANE; DITERPENES; DITERPENOIDS; MARINE ORGANISMS; NATURAL PRODUCTS; RING SIZES; TERRESTRIAL ORGANISMS;

BIOACTIVITY;

EID: 84862626097     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527212800672583     Document Type: Review

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