Molluscicidal and antifungal activity of diterpenoids from brown algae of the family dictyotaceae.
17 diterpenoids isolated from brown algae of the family DICTYOTACEAE have been evaluated for molluscicidal and antifungal activity. Significant molluscicidal activity is exhibited by the two geometrical isomers 9 and 10. The assessment of structure-activity relationships has been considered.
Tringali
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Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universitá di Catania, I-95125 Catania, Italy.
Piattelli
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Nicolosi
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Hostettmann
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