Lessons from natural products chemistry can offer novel approaches for synthetic chemistry in drug discovery miniperspective

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 7003-7009

  Vasilevich, Natalya I ^a   Kombarov, Roman V ^a   Genis, Dmitry V ^a   Kirpichenok, Michael A ^a  

^a Asinex Ltd   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; EQUILENIN; HEMIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; TERPINEOL; TROPANONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PUBLICATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; DRUG DISCOVERY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84866931846     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: 15204804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm300344v     Document Type: Review

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