Combinatorial evolution of site- and enantioselective catalysts for polyene epoxidation

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 990-995

  Lichtor, Phillip A ^a   Miller, Scott J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE; FARNESOL; PEPTIDE; POLYENE; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STEREOISOMERISM;

BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; FARNESOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEPTIDES; POLYENES; STEREOISOMERISM; TERPENES;

EID: 84870164672     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1469     Document Type: Article

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