Probing the secrets of the ryegrasses: Chemists design a route for synthesis of loline alkaloids

Monday, June 20, 2011 - 14:30 in Biology & Nature

Loline alkaloids protect plants from attack by insects and have other interesting features that have yet to be studied in detail. Chemists in Germany have developed a method for the effective synthesis of these compounds, which will facilitate further investigations in biology and medicine.

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