Synthesis of labelled precursors of podophyllotoxin

<p>Podophyllotoxin is an aryltetralin lignan and anticancer agent produced by the <i>Podophyllum</i> and some other species and is extracted from Podophyllin in up to 30 percent yield. Little definitive information is available on the biosynthetic pathways to podophyllotoxin. Adm...

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Main Author: Pullockaran, Anie Jose
Other Authors: Chemistry
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46060
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11292012-040200/