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Lactones

Known as: LACTONE, Lactone Compound, Lactones [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Cyclic esters of hydroxy carboxylic acids, containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure, or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing… 
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Review
2013
Review
2013
The chemistry of copper is extremely rich because it can easily access Cu0, CuI, CuII, and CuIII oxidation states allowing it to… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
4.3. Reaction Mechanism 2373 4.4. Asymmetric Synthesis 2374 4.5. Outlook 2374 5. Alternating Polymerization of Oxiranes and CO2… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Aliphatic polyesters prepared by ring-opening polymerization of lactones are now used worldwide as bioresorbable devices in… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Bacterial cell-to-cell signalling has emerged as a new area in microbiology. Individual bacterial cells communicate with each… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Quorum sensing is an example of community behavior prevalent among diverse bacterial species. The term "quorum sensing" describes… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs) play a widespread role in intercellular communication among bacteria. The Australian… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Quorum sensing systems are used by a number of Gram-negative bacterial species to regulate specific sets of genes in a cell… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Thapsigargin, a tumor-promoting sesquiterpene lactone, discharges intracellular Ca2+ in rat hepatocytes, as it does in many…