Benzocoumarins: Isolation, synthesis, and biological activities

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 603-622

  Lv, Hai Ning ^a   Tu, Peng Fei ^a   Jiang, Yong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Benzocoumarins; Biological activities; Isolation; Natural products; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIOL; ALTERTENUOL; AUTUMNARIOL; BENZOCOUMARIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FASCICULIFEROL; GRAPHISLACTONE; ITOLIDE A; LYSILACTONE; METHOXYTARIACURIPYRONE; PALMARIOL; PANNORIN; RUBILACTONE; SABILACTONE; TANSHINLACTONE; TRIGOFLAVIDOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERRULACTONE; VISMIAGUIANIN; ANTIESTROGEN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; COLORING AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LASER; METABOLISM; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORING AGENTS; COUMARINS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; LASERS;

EID: 84906264865     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389557514666140622204608     Document Type: Review

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