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First Stereoselective Synthesis of meso-Secoisolariciresinol and Comparison of Its Biological Activity with (+) and (−)-Secoisolariciresinol

Takuya SUGAHARAFaculty of Agriculture, Ehime University
,
Satoshi YAMAUCHIFaculty of Agriculture, Ehime University
,
Ai KONDOFaculty of Agriculture, Ehime University
,
Fumi OHNOFaculty of Agriculture, Ehime University
,
Siori TOMINAGAFaculty of Agriculture, Ehime University
,
Yuki NAKASHIMAFaculty of Agriculture, Ehime University
,
Taro KISHIDAFaculty of Agriculture, Ehime University
,
Koichi AKIYAMAIntegrated Center for Sciences, Ehime University
&
Masafumi MARUYAMAFaculty of Agriculture, Ehime University
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Pages 2962-2968 | Received 06 Jun 2007, Accepted 19 Jul 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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