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Chem. Commun., 2007, 3249 - 3251, DOI: 10.1039/b708919h

Chemoselective derivatization of alkaloids in periwinkle

M. Carmen Galan, Elizabeth McCoy and Sarah E. O'Connor

The terpene indole alkaloid biosynthetic pathway can utilize a secologanin substrate analog containing a handle for functionalization, and the resulting non-natural alkaloids can be chemoselectively derivatized in crude extracts of plant tissue.

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