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Enantioselective Synthesis and Stereochemical Revision of Communiols A–C, Antibacterial 2,4-Disubstituted Tetrahydrofurans from the Coprophilous Fungus Podospora communis

Masaru ENOMOTOLaboratory of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
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Shigefumi KUWAHARALaboratory of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Pages 1921-1928 | Received 17 Mar 2008, Accepted 10 Apr 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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