Enantioselective synthesis of tatanans A-C and reinvestigation of their glucokinase-activating properties

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 410-416

  Xiao, Qing ^a   Jackson, Jeffrey J ^a   Basak, Ashok ^a   Bowler, Joseph M ^b   Miller, Brian G ^b   Zakarian, Armen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOKINASE; LIGNAN; TATANAN A; TATANAN B; TATANAN C;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUCOKINASE; LIGNANS; STEREOISOMERISM;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876840315     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1597     Document Type: Article

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