Chemistry and biological activity of azoprenylated secondary metabolites

Phytochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1082-1091

  Genovese, Salvatore ^a   Curini, Massimo ^b   Epifano, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Biological activity; Biosynthesis; Chemical synthesis; Microbial secondary metabolites; Prenylazo secondary metabolites; Rutaceae

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017321399     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.06.016     Document Type: Review

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