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The structure and relative stereochemistry of yaequinolones, fungal insecticidal antibiotics, were elucidated by spectroscopic studies, including NMR spectral analyses. Yaequinolones possess a p-methoxyphenylquinolinone skeleton modified with different isoprenyl-derived side chains.
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Uchida, R., Imasato, R., Tomoda, H. et al. Yaequinolones, New Insecticidal Antibiotics Produced by Penicillium sp. FKI-2140. J Antibiot 59, 652–658 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ja.2006.87
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