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Zong Y, Yang JJ, Li K, Pei YF, Hou HY, Zhang Y, Wang CL, Li PL. Litoamentenes A-K, eleven undescribed cembranoids with cytotoxicity from the South China Sea soft coral Litophyton amentaceum. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2024; 223:114113. [PMID: 38697241 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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Eleven undescribed cembrane-type diterpenoids, named litoamentenes A-K (1-11), were isolated from the soft coral Litophyton amentaceum collected from the South China Sea. Their structures were elucidated by extensive analysis of spectroscopic data, comparison with the literature data, single crystal X-ray diffraction, quantum chemical calculations and TDDFT-ECD calculations. This is the first systematic investigation of L. amentaceum. In particular, compounds 1-3 are cembrane-type norditerpenoids that lack isopropyl side chains. Compound 6 is a cembrane-type norditerpenoid without a methyl group at C-4, the first natural product identified with this carbon skeleton. Compounds 6, 9 and 10 showed modest cytotoxicity against several human cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 3.99 to 14.56 μM.
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- Yuan Zong
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy Department, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy Department, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy Department, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy Department, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy Department, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy Department, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy Department, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing & Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy Department, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China; Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266235, China.
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Yan XY, Zhang L, Yang QB, Ge ZY, Liang LF, Guo YW. Genus Litophyton: A Hidden Treasure Trove of Structurally Unique and Diversely Bioactive Secondary Metabolites. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:523. [PMID: 37888458 PMCID: PMC10608288 DOI: 10.3390/md21100523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Marine soft corals are prolific sources of various natural products that have served as a wealthy reservoir of diverse chemical scaffolds with potential as new drug leads. The genus Litophyton contains almost 100 species but only a small proportion of them has been chemically investigated, which calls for more attentions from global researchers. In the current work, 175 secondary metabolites have been discussed, drawing from published data spanning almost five decades, up to July 2023. The studied species of the genus Litophyton resided in various tropical and temperate regions and encompassed a broad range of biologically active natural products including terpenes, steroids, nitrogen-containing metabolites, lipids, and other metabolites. A wide spectrum of pharmacological effects of these compounds had been evaluated, such as cytotoxic, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-malarial, antifeedant, anti-inflammatory, molluscicidal, PTP1B inhibitory, insect growth inhibitory, and neuroprotective activities. This review aims to offer an up-to-date survey of the literature and provide a comprehensive understanding of the chemical structures, taxonomical distributions, and biological activities of the reported metabolites from the title genus whenever available.
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- Xian-Yun Yan
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 498 South Shaoshan Road, Changsha 410004, China; (X.-Y.Y.); (L.Z.); (Q.-B.Y.); (Z.-Y.G.)
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 498 South Shaoshan Road, Changsha 410004, China; (X.-Y.Y.); (L.Z.); (Q.-B.Y.); (Z.-Y.G.)
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 498 South Shaoshan Road, Changsha 410004, China; (X.-Y.Y.); (L.Z.); (Q.-B.Y.); (Z.-Y.G.)
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 498 South Shaoshan Road, Changsha 410004, China; (X.-Y.Y.); (L.Z.); (Q.-B.Y.); (Z.-Y.G.)
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 498 South Shaoshan Road, Changsha 410004, China; (X.-Y.Y.); (L.Z.); (Q.-B.Y.); (Z.-Y.G.)
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- School of Medicine, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Bao Shan District, Shanghai 200444, China
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, 198 Binhai East Road, High-tech Zone, Yantai 264117, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Molecular Network Guided Cataloging of the Secondary Metabolome of Selected Egyptian Red Sea Soft Corals. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20100630. [PMID: 36286454 PMCID: PMC9604675 DOI: 10.3390/md20100630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Soft corals are recognized as an abundant source of diverse secondary metabolites with unique chemical features and physiologic capabilities. However, the discovery of these metabolites is usually hindered by the traditional protocol which requires a large quantity of living tissue for isolation and spectroscopic investigations. In order to overcome this problem, untargeted metabolomics protocols have been developed. The latter have been applied here to study the chemodiversity of common Egyptian soft coral species, using only minute amounts of coral biomass. Spectral similarity networks, based on high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry data, were employed to explore and highlight the metabolic biodiversity of nine Egyptian soft coral species. Species-specific metabolites were highlighted for future prioritization of soft coral species for MS-guided chemical investigation. Overall, 79 metabolites were tentatively assigned, encompassing diterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and sterols. Simultaneously, the methodology assisted in shedding light on newly-overlooked chemical diversity with potential undescribed scaffolds. For instance, glycosylated fatty acids, nitrogenated aromatic compounds, and polyketides were proposed in Sinularia leptoclados, while alkaloidal terpenes and N-acyl amino acids were proposed in both Sarcophyton roseum and Sarcophyton acutum.
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Yang F, Hua Q, Yao LG, Liang LF, Lu YH, An FL, Guo YW. Further new nardosinane-type sesquiterpenoids from the Xisha soft coral Litophyton nigrum. Fitoterapia 2021; 151:104906. [PMID: 33857589 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2021.104906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Further chemical investigation of the Xisha soft coral Litophyton nigrum has resulted in the isolation of four new nardosinane-type sesquiterpenoids, namely linardosinenes D-G (1-4). The structures of new compounds were elucidated by extensive analyses of their spectroscopic data and by comparison with the reported data of known related ones. All compounds exhibited weak inhibitory effect against bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4), a promising therapeutic target in various human diseases, at a concentration of 10 μM.
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- Fan Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China; Biology Department, College of Life and Environment Science, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, 498 South Shaoshan Road, Changsha 410004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Li G, Dickschat JS, Guo YW. Diving into the world of marine 2,11-cyclized cembranoids: a summary of new compounds and their biological activities. Nat Prod Rep 2020; 37:1367-1383. [DOI: 10.1039/d0np00016g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This review summarises new marine 2,11-cyclized cembranoids from the past decade in a structured presentation according to their hypothetical biosynthesis.
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- Geng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research
- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 201203
- China
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- Kekulé-Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Bonn
- 53121 Bonn
- Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research
- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 201203
- China
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Lee YN, Tai CJ, Hwang TL, Sheu JH. Krempfielins N-P, New anti-inflammatory eunicellins from a Taiwanese soft coral Cladiella krempfi. Mar Drugs 2014; 12:1148-56. [PMID: 24566263 PMCID: PMC3944535 DOI: 10.3390/md12021148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Three new eunicellin-type diterpenoids, krempfielins N–P (1–3), were isolated from a Taiwanese soft coral Cladiella krempfi. The structures of the new metabolites were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis and by comparison with spectroscopic data of related known compounds. Compound 3 exhibited activity to inhibit superoxide anion generation. Both 1 and3, in particular 1, were shown to display significant anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the elastase release in FMLP/CB-induced human neutrophils.
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- Yan-Ning Lee
- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
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Krempfielins J-M, new eunicellin-based diterpenoids from the soft coral Cladiella krempfi. Mar Drugs 2013; 11:2741-50. [PMID: 23917069 PMCID: PMC3766862 DOI: 10.3390/md11082741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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New four eunicellin-based diterpenoids, krempfielins J-M (1-4) were isolated from the organic extract of a Taiwanese soft coral Cladiella krempfi. The structures of the new metabolites were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis. The structure of compound 2 is rare due to the presence of the highly oxygenated pattern. Anti-inflammatory activity of 1-6 to inhibit the superoxide anion generation and elastase release in FMLP/CB-induced human neutrophils was also evaluated, and 2 and 4 were shown to possess the ability to inhibit the elastase release.
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This review covers the literature published in 2011 for marine natural products, with 870 citations (558 for the period January to December 2011) referring to compounds isolated from marine microorganisms and phytoplankton, green, brown and red algae, sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms, mangroves and other intertidal plants and microorganisms. The emphasis is on new compounds (1152 for 2011), together with the relevant biological activities, source organisms and country of origin. Biosynthetic studies, first syntheses, and syntheses that lead to the revision of structures or stereochemistries, have been included.
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- John W Blunt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Tai CJ, Su JH, Huang CY, Huang MS, Wen ZH, Dai CF, Sheu JH. Cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory eunicellin-based diterpenoids from the soft coral Cladiella krempfi. Mar Drugs 2013; 11:788-99. [PMID: 23481676 PMCID: PMC3705370 DOI: 10.3390/md11030788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Five new eunicellin-based diterpenoids, krempfielins E–I (1–5) and seven known compounds (6–12) were isolated from the organic extract of a Taiwanese soft coral Cladiella krempfi. The structures of the new metabolites were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis. Metabolites 5, 6, 10 and 12 were shown to exhibit cytotoxicity against a limited panel of cancer cell lines. Furthermore, compounds 6 and 10 could potently inhibit the accumulation of the pro-inflammatory iNOS protein, and 6 and 12 could significantly reduce the expression of COX-2 protein in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells.
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- Chi-Jen Tai
- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan; E-Mails: (C.-J.T.); (C.-Y.H.); (Z.-H.W.)
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- National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung 944, Taiwan; E-Mail:
- Graduate Institute of Marine Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung 944, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan; E-Mails: (C.-J.T.); (C.-Y.H.); (Z.-H.W.)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; E-Mail:
- Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan; E-Mails: (C.-J.T.); (C.-Y.H.); (Z.-H.W.)
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- Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei 112, Taiwan; E-Mail:
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan; E-Mails: (C.-J.T.); (C.-Y.H.); (Z.-H.W.)
- Division of Marine Biotechnology, Asia-Pacific Ocean Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +886-7-525-2000 (ext. 5030); Fax: +886-7-525-5020
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Yeung KS, Peng XS, Wu J, Hou XL. Five-Membered Ring Systems: Furans and Benzofurans. PROGRESS IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-096807-0.00007-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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