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Molecular Models of Natural Products

William F. Coleman

Department of Chemistry, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (11), p 1584

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1584

Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2008

Abstract

This month’s Featured Molecules focus on natural products and include blattellquinone, a sex pheromone secreted by female German cockroaches to attract males, and (R)-limonene, a secondary metabolite found in citrus fruit peels.

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First-Year Undergraduate / General

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Biochemistry

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JCE Featured Molecules

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Computer-Based Learning

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Molecular Modeling

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