Guaianolide sesquiterpenoids: Pharmacology and biosynthesis

Natural Products: Phytochemistry, Botany and Metabolism of Alkaloids, Phenolics and Terpenes

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3069-3098

  Simonsen, Henrik Toft ^a   Weitzel, Corinna ^a   Christensen, Søren Brøgger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Guaianolide; SERCA inhibition; Sesquiterpene lactones; Thapsigargin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897989097     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22144-6_134     Document Type: Chapter

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