Photomediated Transformation of Salannin, a Tetranortriterpenoid from Azadirachta indica A. Juss
Abstract
:Introduction
Results and Discussion
Acknowledgments
Experimental
General
Irradiation of Salannin (1).
Analytical and spectral data of compound 2.
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Gopalakrishnan, G.; Pradeep Singh, N.D.; Kasinath, V. Photomediated Transformation of Salannin, a Tetranortriterpenoid from Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Molecules 2001, 6, 551-556. https://doi.org/10.3390/60600551
Gopalakrishnan G, Pradeep Singh ND, Kasinath V. Photomediated Transformation of Salannin, a Tetranortriterpenoid from Azadirachta indica A. Juss. Molecules. 2001; 6(6):551-556. https://doi.org/10.3390/60600551
Chicago/Turabian StyleGopalakrishnan, Geetha, N. D. Pradeep Singh, and V. Kasinath. 2001. "Photomediated Transformation of Salannin, a Tetranortriterpenoid from Azadirachta indica A. Juss" Molecules 6, no. 6: 551-556. https://doi.org/10.3390/60600551