Xanthones--a structural perspective.

L Gales; A M Damas

doi:10.2174/092986705774370727

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Xanthones--a structural perspective.

L Gales·A M Damas

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Xanthones, synthesized or isolated from a natural source, display a wide range of biological and pharmacological activities. In a few cases, their chemical characterization has involved the structure elucidation by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The purpose of this review is to assess in detail this three-dimensional structural data, and thus contribute to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in the different biological activities presented by xanthones.

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L Gales, A M Damas. 2005. Xanthones--a structural perspective.. https://doi.org/10.2174/092986705774370727

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