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Visualizing Lignification Dynamics in Plants with Click Chemistry: Dual Labeling is BLISS!
Published on: January 26, 2018
[A novel lignan dimer from stems of Kadsura heteroclita]
Abstract:
As a part of our search for bioactive material, the chemical investigation of the stems of Kadsura heteroclita led up to the isolation of a new lignan, heteroclitin R. The structure was elucidated on the basis of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic data. Heteroclitin R was a new compound as a lignan dimer obtained from Schisandraceae family for the first time.
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