The absolute configuration of the cactus alkaloid (-)-calipamine.
1978
R W Woodard, and
J C Craig, and
J G Bruhn
UI
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Description
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D002942
Circular Dichroism
A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Organic nitrogenous bases. Many alkaloids of medical importance occur in the animal and vegetable kingdoms, and some have been synthesized. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)