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Structure of resorcinol, phenol, and furan resins by MALDI‐TOF mass spectrometry and 13C NMR
Authors: Pizzi A. , Pasch H. , Simon C. , Rode K.
Published: April 2004

The structure of traditional, linear phenol–resorcinol–formaldehyde (PRF) resins, urea‐branched PRF resins, and phenol–resorcinol–furfural (PRFuran) resins has been investigated in depth by both matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI‐TOF) mass spectroscopy and 13C NMR. The structure of a variety of oligomers has been obtained, and the structures present in each of the three types of resins related to the very different percentages of resorcinol needed for their equal performance as adhesives. The oligomers type and species distribution appeared very different for each case. PRF resins performance is improved by maximizing either the proportion of resorcinol‐containing oligomers or methylol‐groups containing oligomers, even without any resorcinol, or both. It is equally obtained by the minimization of the relative proportion of the low reactivity Phenol (CH2 Phenol) species in which resorcinol is not present, this being the most important parameter. This can be obtained by more effective use of the resorcinol by just modifying the resin manufacturing procedure. This parameter instead does not appear to be determinant in PRFuran resins. In these, it is the higher molecular weight of furfural in relation to formaldehyde that engenders for the same manufacturing procedure a correspondingly lower proportion of resorcinol in the resin. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 2665–2674, 2004
The virial theorem for subsystems: application to a globular cluster within a galaxy
Authors: Caimmi R.
Published: April 2004

A self‐similar evolution of a globular cluster within a galaxy, which implies a one‐component formulation of the virial theorem (Mouri & Taniguchi 2003), is extended to a two‐component formulation (Caimmi & Secco 2003). To this aim, the general case of an embedded sphere within an embedding sphere, both represented as truncated, singular isothermal spheres, is applied to the situation of interest. It is shown that, in the case under consideration, a two‐component formulation of the virial theorem reproduces the analytical results of a one‐component formulation. The process of energy change due to mass loss through the surface is analysed in detail, in connection with both a one‐component and a two‐component formulation of the virial theorem. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Photometric solution of the eclipsing binary system EF Boötis
Authors: Özdemir S. , Demircan O. , Çiçek C. , Erdem A.
Published: April 2004

The EF Boo eclipsing binary system is studied in the context of optical light curves and radial velocity curves published in the literature. The best‐solution leads to an over‐contact configuration of W–subclass of WUMa systems with a fill‐out factor of 28%. Absolute parameters based on simultaneous solution of light and radial velocity curves are presented. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Bioequivalence evaluation of two brands of ketoconazole tablets (Onofin‐K® and Nizoral®) in a healthy female Mexican population
Authors: Marcelín‐Jiménez G. , Hernández José , Ángeles Alionka P. , Contreras L. , Hinojosa M. , Rivera L. , Martínez‐Rossier L. , Amancio O. , Fernández A.
Published: April 2004

A randomized, crossover study was conducted in 24 healthy female volunteers to compare the bioavailability of two brands of ketoconazole (200 mg) tablets; Onofin‐K® (Farmacéuticos Rayere S.A., México) as the test and NIZORAL® (Janssen‐Cilag, México) as the reference products. The study was performed at the Clinical Pharmacology Research Center of the Hospital General de México in Mexico City. Two tablets (400 mg) were administered as a single dose with 250 ml of water after a 12 h overnight fast on two treatment days separated by a 1 week washout period. After dosing, serial blood samples were collected for a period of 12 h. Plasma harvested was analysed for ketoconazole by a modified and validated HPLC method with UV detection in the range 400–14000 ng/ml, using 200 µl of plasma in a full‐run time of 2.5 min. The pharmacokinetic parameters AUC0−t, AUC0−α, Cmax, Tmax and t1/2 were determined from plasma concentrations of both formulations and the results discussed. AUC0−t, AUC0−α and Cmax were tested for bioequivalence after log transformation of data, and no significant differences were found either in 90% classic confidence interval or in the Anderson and Hauck test (p<0.05). Based on statistical analysis, it is concluded that Onofin‐K® is bioequivalent to Nizoral®. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Pregnancy outcomes following systemic prenatal acyclovir exposure: Conclusions from the international acyclovir pregnancy registry, 1984–1999
Authors: Stone Katherine M. , Reiff‐Eldridge Robbin , White Alice D. , Cordero José F. , Brown Zane , Alexander E. Russell , Andrews Elizabeth B.
Published: April 2004

BACKGROUND

Oral acyclovir is commonly used for genital herpes and other herpesvirus infections. Data on potential fetal risk are extremely limited. From 1984 to 1998, the Acyclovir in Pregnancy Registry monitored birth outcomes of women exposed to oral or intravenous acyclovir during pregnancy. This report describes the final results.

METHODS

The registry was publicized to health care providers most likely to diagnose pregnancy; providers called the registry telephone number, then mailed in a brief questionnaire. Pregnancy outcomes were categorized either as outcomes with birth defects or outcomes without birth defects, subcategorized as live births, spontaneous pregnancy losses (including stillbirths), and induced abortions. Birth defects were defined using a modification of the CDC definition for birth defects surveillance systems. Observed rates were compared to the rate (3.2%) of birth defects expected in the general population.

RESULTS

Between June 1, 1984 and June 30, 1998, 1695 pregnancies exposed to oral or IV acyclovir were registered; 461 (27%) were lost to follow‐up. A total of 1234 pregnancies in 24 countries were followed, with a total of 1246 outcomes. Among 1246 pregnancy outcomes, 756 involved acyclovir exposure in the first trimester, 197 in the second trimester, and 291 in the third trimester. Among live births with first trimester acyclovir exposure, risk of birth defects was 19 of 596 (3.2%; 95% CI, 2.0–5.0%). No unusual defects or pattern of defects were apparent.

CONCLUSIONS

The observed rates and types of birth defects for pregnancies exposed to acyclovir did not differ significantly from those in the general population. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2004. Published 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Structural characterization of VGVAPG, an elastin‐derived peptide
Authors: Floquet Nicolas , Héry‐Huynh Stéphanie , Dauchez Manuel , Derreumaux Philippe , Tamburro Antonio M. , Alix Alain J. P.
Published: April 2004

Elastic fibers are an important component of the extracellular matrix, providing elasticity and resilience to tissues that require the ability to deform repetitively and reversibly. Among the elastin‐derived peptides, the Val–Gly–Val–Ala–Pro–Gly (VGVAPG) hexapeptide is known for its chemotactic activity and metalloproteinases upregulation properties. As other elastin‐derived peptides, having homologous similar sequences, do not exhibit any biological activity, the following question arises: Does the peptide–receptor interaction need a specific active conformation? Previous experimental studies including NMR and CD spectroscopies did not clearly identify the conformations adopted by the VGVAPG peptide in solution. However, structural predictions made on VGVAPG and related XGXXPG peptides suggested a folded β‐turn conformation. So we undertook a theoretical and experimental study of the VGVAPG peptide. The work presented here, which gives an overall structural description of VGVAPG behavior in water, also provides an additional insight into its structure–activity relationship. Both theoretical and experimental results suggest the existence of an ensemble of rather extended and folded conformations in solution. All the folded structures obtained exhibit a type VIII β‐turn spanning the GVAP sequence. In the lack of any structural information concerning the elastin receptor, these results suggest that such a conformation could be relevant for the peptide–receptor interaction and thus for biological activity. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers (Pept Sci), 2004
Structural characterization of glutamine synthetase from Azospirillum brasilense
Authors: Kamnev Alexander A. , Antonyuk Lyudmila P. , Smirnova Victoria E. , Kulikov Leonid A. , Perfiliev Yury D. , Kudelina Irina A. , Kuzmann Ernő , Vértes Attila
Published: April 2004

CD spectroscopic study of the secondary structure of partly adenylylated glutamine synthetase (GS) of the bacterium Azospirillum brasilense showed both the native and cation‐free (EDTA‐treated) enzyme to be highly structured (58 and 49% as α‐helices, 10 and 20% as β‐structure, respectively). Mg2+, Mn2+, or Co2+, when added to the native GS, had little effect on its CD spectrum, whereas their effects on the cation‐free GS were more pronounced. Emission (57Co) Mössbauer spectroscopic (EMS) study of 57Co2+‐doped cation‐free GS in frozen solution and in the dried state gave similar spectra and Mössbauer parameters for the corresponding spectral components, reflecting the ability of the Co2+–enzyme complex to retain its properties upon drying. The EMS data show that (a) A. brasilense GS has 2 cation‐binding sites per active center and (b) one site has a higher affinity to Co2+ than the other, in line with the data on other bacterial GSs. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers, 2004
Production of nickel bio‐ore from hyperaccumulator plant biomass: Applications in phytomining
Authors: Boominathan Rengasamy , Saha‐Chaudhury N. M. , Sahajwalla Veena , Doran Pauline M.
Published: April 2004

An important step in phytomining operations is the recovery of metal from harvested plant material. In this work, a laboratory‐scale horizontal tube furnace was used to generate Ni‐enriched bio‐ore from the dried biomass of Ni hyperaccumulator plants. Prior to furnace treatment, hairy roots of Alyssum bertolonii were exposed to Ni in liquid medium to give biomass Ni concentrations of 1.9% to 7.7% dry weight; whole plants of Berkheya coddii were grown in Ni‐containing soil to produce above‐ground Ni levels of up to 0.49% dry weight. The concentration of Ca in the Ni‐treated B. coddii biomass was about 15 times greater than in A. bertolonii. After furnace treatment at 1200°C under air, Ni‐bearing residues with crystalline morphology and containing up to 82% Ni were generated from A. bertolonii. The net weight loss in the furnace and the degree of concentration of Ni were significantly reduced when the furnace was purged with nitrogen, reflecting the importance of oxidative processes in Ni enrichment. Ni in the B. coddii biomass was concentrated by a factor of about 17 to yield a residue containing 8.6% Ni; this bio‐ore Ni content is substantially higher than the 1% to 2% Ni typically found in mined ore. However, the B. coddii samples after furnace treatment also contained about 34% Ca, mainly in the form of hydroxyapatite Ca5(PO4)3OH. Such high Ca levels may present significant challenges for further metallurgical processing. This work demonstrates the feasibility of furnace treatment for generating Ni‐rich bio‐ore from hyperaccumulator plants. The results also suggest that minimizing the uptake of Ca and/or reducing the Ca content of the biomass prior to furnace treatment would be a worthwhile strategy for improving the quality of Ni bio‐ore produced in phytomining operations. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Isolation of a fluffy mutant of Aspergillus niger from chemostat culture and its potential use as a morphologically stable host for protein production
Authors: van de Vondervoort Peter J. I. , Poulsen Bjarne R. , Ruijter George J. G. , Schuleit Tina , Visser Jaap , Iversen Jens J. L.
Published: April 2004

Chemostat cultivation of Aspergillus niger and other filamentous fungi is often hindered by the spontaneous appearance of morphologic mutants. Using the Variomixing bioreactor and applying different chemostat conditions we tried to optimize morphologic stability in both ammonium‐ and glucose‐limited cultures. In most cultivations mutants with fluffy (aconidial) morphology became dominant. From an ammonium‐limited culture, a fluffy mutant was isolated and genetically characterized using the parasexual cycle. The mutant contained a single morphological mutation, causing an increased colony radial growth rate. The fluffy mutant was subjected to transformation and finally conidiospores from a forced heterokaryon were shown to be a proper inoculum for fluffy strain cultivation. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Modeling the effects of assimilable nitrogen and temperature on fermentation kinetics in enological conditions
Authors: Malherbe S. , Fromion V. , Hilgert N. , Sablayrolles J.‐M.
Published: April 2004

We propose a dynamic model of alcoholic fermentation in wine‐making conditions. In this model, the speed at which CO2 is released is related to the effects of the main factors involved in fermentation in wine‐making conditions: temperature (which can vary within a predefined range) and nitrogen additions (which must not exceed the maximal authorized level). The resulting model consists of ordinary differential equations including numerous parameters that need to be identified and important interactions between explicative variables. These parameters were identified by uncoupling the effects of variables during specific experiments. The results were validated on another series of experiments in different conditions. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Enantioselective Total Syntheses of the Ipecacuanha Alkaloid Emetine, the Alangium Alkaloid Tubulosine and a Novel Benzoquinolizidine Alkaloid by Using a Domino Process
Authors: Tietze Lutz F. , Rackelmann Nils , Müller I.
Published: April 2004

The first enantioselective syntheses of the Ipecacuanha alkaloid emetine (1) and the Alangium alkaloid tubulosine (2) is described employing a domino Knoevenagel/hetero‐Diels–Alder reaction and an enantioselective catalytic transfer hydrogenation of imines as key steps. Thus, hydrogenation of the imine 15 with the catalyst (R,R)‐16 gives the tetrahydroisoquinoline 14 with 95 % ee which was transformed into the aldehyde (1S)‐7. The three‐component domino reaction of (1S)‐7 with 6 and 8 led to 19, which in a second domino process was treated with K2CO3 in methanol followed by a hydrogenation to give the benzoquinolizidine 4 together with the diastereomers 22 and 23 in a overall yield of 66 %. Further transformation of 4 with the amines 3 and 5 yielded enantiopure emetine (1) and tubulosine (2), respectively. In addition, starting from 19 the novel benzoquinolizidine alkaloid 34 was synthesised; this compound resembles the vallesiachotamine alkaloid dihydroantirhin 31, which has not been isolated so far but probably must also exist in nature.
∞1[Cu7] Cluster in SrCu7In6 — Synthesis and Structure Refinement of a Twinned Crystal.
Authors: Zaremba Vasyl' I. , Muts Ihor R. , Hoffmann Rolf‐Dieter , Poettgen Rainer
Published: April 2004

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Coinage Metal Mercury Chalcogenide Halides. Part 3. On the Crystal Structure Structure of Ag2HgSI2.
Authors: Keller Hans‐Lothar , Wimbert Lars
Published: April 2004

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New Double Salts with Boron‐Centered Zirconium Clusters: Syntheses and Structures of Cs[ZrCl5]×Cs2[(Zr6B)X15] (X: Cl or Cl + I), and Anion Distribution in the Mixed Halide Phase.
Authors: Rohm Henning W. , Koeckerling Martin
Published: April 2004

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Lithium and Sodium Yttrium Orthosilicate Oxyapatite, LiY9(SiO4)6O2 and NaY9(SiO4)6O2, at Both 100 K and Near Room Temperature.
Authors: Redhammer Guenther R. , Roth G.
Published: April 2004

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Crystal Structure and Thermal Stability of Sm(ReO4)3(H2O)3.
Authors: Mujica Carlos , Llanos Jamie , Sanchez Victor , Schnelle Walter , Cardoso‐Gil Raul
Published: April 2004

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Barium Ferrite Powders Prepared by Microwave‐Induced Combustion Process and Some of Their Properties.
Authors: Fu Yen‐Pei , Lin Cheng‐Hsiung , Pan Ko‐Ying
Published: April 2004

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A Reinterpretation of the Magnetic Properties of the Mixed‐Valence (NbV/NbIV) Zintl Phase, Cs9Nb2As6.
Authors: Sefat Athena S. , Greedan J. E.
Published: April 2004

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Formation and Desorption of Oxygen Species in Nanoporous Crystal 12CaO×7Al2O3.
Authors: Yang Shuwu , Kondo Junko N. , Hayashi Katsuro , Hirano Masahiro , Domen Kazunari , Hosono Hideo
Published: April 2004

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Molten Flux Synthesis of an Analogous Series of Layered Alkali Samarium Selenogermanate Compounds.
Authors: Martin Benjamin R. , Dorhout Peter K.
Published: April 2004

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Electrosynthesis of ReS4. XAS Analysis of ReS2, Re2S7 and ReS4.
Authors: Schwarz Daniel E. , Frenkel Anatoly I. , Nuzzo Ralph G. , Rauchfuss Thomas B. , Vairavamurthy Appathurai
Published: April 2004

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Asymmetric Addition of Aryl Boron Reagents to Enones with Rhodium Dicyclophane Imidazolium Carbene Catalysis.
Authors: Ma Yudao , Song Chun , Ma Changqing , Sun Zhijun , Chai Qiang , Andrus Merritt B.
Published: April 2004

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Hydrogen Transfer Type Oxidation of Alcohols by Rhodium and Ruthenium Catalyst under Microwave Irradiation.
Authors: Takahashi Masaaki , Oshima Koichiro , Matsubara Seijiro
Published: April 2004

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Palladium‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Coupling of Aryl Chlorides and Sulfonamides under Microwave Irradiation.
Authors: Burton George , Cao Ping , Li Gang , Rivero Ralph
Published: April 2004

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Ligand‐ and Base‐Free Copper(II)‐Catalyzed C—N Bond Formation: Cross‐Coupling Reactions of Organoboron Compounds with Aliphatic Amines and Anilines.
Authors: Quach Tan D. , Batey Robert A.
Published: April 2004

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Zn(ClO4)2×6H2O as a Powerful Catalyst for a Practical Acylation of Alcohols with Acid Anhydrides.
Authors: Bartolli Giuseppe , Bosco Marcella , Dalpozzo Renato , Marcantoni Enrico , Massaccesi Massimo , Sambri Letizia
Published: April 2004

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One‐Pot Selective Cleavage of Prenyl Carbamates Using Iodine in Methanol Followed by Zinc.
Authors: Vatele Jean‐Michel
Published: April 2004

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Studies on K2CO3‐Catalyzed 1,4‐Addition of 1,2‐Allenic Ketones with Diethyl Malonate: Controlled Selective Synthesis of β,γ‐Unsaturated Enones and α‐Pyrones.
Authors: Ma Shengming , Yu Shichao , Yin Shaohu
Published: April 2004

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The C7—C10 Cycloalkanes Revisited.
Authors: Wiberg Kenneth B.
Published: April 2004

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Exploration of the Bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane System as a Template for the Development of New Ligands for the Estrogen Receptor.
Authors: Muthyala Rajeev S. , Carlson Kathryn E. , Katzenellenbogen John A.
Published: April 2004

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Synthesis and Hypolipidemic Activity of N‐Substituted Phthalimides. Part 5.
Authors: Sena Vera L. M. , Srivastava Rajendra M. , Silva Ricardo O. , Lima Vera L. M.
Published: April 2004

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Conversion of Aryl Azides to O‐Alkyl Imidates via Modified Staudinger Ligation.
Authors: Restituyo Jose A. , Comstock Lindsay R. , Petersen Scott G. , Stringfellow Thomas , Rajski Scott R.
Published: April 2004

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A Convenient Stereoselective Synthesis of β‐Lactams from β‐Hydroxy‐α‐thioalkylesters Prepared from Michael/Aldol Tandem Reaction or Stereoselective Addition of Thiols to the Baylis—Hillman Adducts.
Authors: Kamimura Akio , Morita Rie , Matsuura Kenji , Mitsudera Hiromasa , Shirai Masashi
Published: April 2004

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Scope of the Reductive Aldol Reaction: Application to Aromatic Carbocycles and Heterocycles.
Authors: Donohoe Timothy J. , House David , Ace K. W.
Published: April 2004

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Determining the Scope of the Organolanthanoid‐Catalyzed, Sequential Intramolecular Amination/Cyclization Reaction: Formation of Substituted Quinolizidines, Indolizidines, and Pyrrolizidines.
Authors: Molander Gary A. , Pack Shawn K.
Published: April 2004

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Polysubstituted Pyrazoles. Part 5. Synthesis of New 1‐(4‐Chlorophenyl)‐4‐hydroxy‐1H‐pyrazole‐3‐carboxylic Acid Hydrazide Analogues and Some Derived Ring Systems. A Novel Class of Potential Antitumor and anti‐HCV Agents.
Authors: Rostom Sherif A. F. , Shalaby Manal A. , El‐Demellawy Maha A.
Published: April 2004

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The “Aqueous” Prins Reaction.
Authors: Aubele Danielle L. , Lee Christopher A. , Floreancig Paul E.
Published: April 2004

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A Valuable Heterocyclic Ring Transformation: From Isoxazolin‐5(2H)‐ones to Quinolines.
Authors: Abbiati Giorgio , Beccalli Egle M. , Broggini Gianluigi , Zoni Caterina
Published: April 2004

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One‐Pot Synthesis of Substituted Naphthyridines and 2H‐Pyrano[3,2‐g]quinolin‐2‐ones in Water.
Authors: Rosas Noe , Sharma Pankaj , Cabrera Armando , Penieres Guillermo , Garcia Jose L. , Maldonado Luis A.
Published: April 2004

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Microwave‐Enhanced Sonogashira Coupling Reaction of Substituted Pyrimidinones and Pyrimidine Nucleosides.
Authors: Petricci Elena , Radi Marco , Corelli Federico , Botta Maurizio
Published: April 2004

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A New Tetracyclic Ring System of Biological Interest: Indolo[3,2‐e][1,2,3]triazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines Through Domino Reactions of 2‐Azidoindole.
Authors: Lauria Antonino , Patella Chiara , Diana Patrizia , Barraja Paola , Montalbano Alessandra , Cirrincione Girolamo , Dattolo Gaetano , Almerico Anna Maria
Published: April 2004

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Synthesis and in vitro Antiprotozoal Activity of a Series of Benzotropolone Derivatives Incorporating Endocyclic Hydrazines.
Authors: Ren Hongyu , Grady Shannon , Banghart Matthew , Moulthrop Jason S. , Kendrick Howard , Yardley Vanessa , Croft Simon L. , Moyna Guillermo
Published: April 2004

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Indium‐ and Zinc‐Mediated Allylation of Difluoroacetyltrialkylsilanes in Aqueous Media.
Authors: Chung Woo Jin , Higashiya Seiichiro , Oba Yukiko , Welch John T.
Published: April 2004

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Biosynthesis and Structural Revision of Neomarinone.
Authors: Kalaitzis John A. , Hamano Yoshimitsu , Nilsen George , Moore Bradley S.
Published: April 2004

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A New Tetranortriterpenoid from Dysoxylum lenticellatum.
Authors: Qi Shu‐Hua , Wu Da‐Gang , Zhang Si , Luo Xiao‐Dong
Published: April 2004

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Synthesis of 3′‐Deoxy‐3′‐[4‐(pyrimidin‐1‐yl)methyl‐1,2,3‐triazol‐1‐yl]thymidine via 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition.
Authors: Tourirte M. , Oulih T. , Lazrek H. B. , Barascut J. L. , Imbach J. L. , Almasoudi N. A.
Published: April 2004

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Synthesis, anti‐HIV, and Cytotoxic Activity of New AZT Conjugates of Steroid Acids.
Authors: You Zhengqing , Mian A. Moshin , Agarwal Ram P. , Lee Henry Joung
Published: April 2004

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A New Approach to the Synthesis of Benzothiazole, Benzoxazole, and Pyridine Nucleosides as Potential Antitumor Agents.
Authors: Khodair Ahmed I. , Al‐Masoudi Najim A. , Gesson Jean‐Pierre
Published: April 2004

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Novel Bicyclic Furanopyrimidines with Dual anti‐VZV and ‐HCMV Activity.
Authors: McGuigan Christopher , Brancale Andrea , Andrei Graciela , Snoeck Robert , De Clercq Erik , Balzarini Jan
Published: April 2004

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Amphidinolide Y, a Novel 17‐Membered Macrolide from Dinoflagellate Amphidinium sp.: Plausible Biogenetic Precursor of Amphidinolide X.
Authors: Tsuda Masashi , Izui Naoko , Shimbo Kazutaka , Sato Masaaki , Fukushi Eri , Kawabata Jun , Kobayashi Jun'ichi
Published: April 2004

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Three Novel Quassinoids, Javanicolides A (I) and B (II), and Javanicoside A (III), from Seeds of Brucea javanica.
Authors: Kim Ik Hwi , Suzuki Ryoko , Hitotsuyanagi Yukio , Takeya Koichi
Published: April 2004

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Synthesis and Characterization of Ni(OH)2 Single‐Crystal Nanorods.
Authors: Liang Jiahe , Li Yadong
Published: April 2004

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Ordered Mesoporous Oxides: Micelle‐templated Materials
Authors: Di Renzo Francesco , Galarneau Anne , Trens Philippe , Fajula Francois
Published: April 2004

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Reactions of Nucleophilic or Electrophilic Substitution and Template Synthesis in the Metalhexacyanoferrate(II) Gelatin‐Immobilized Matrix
Authors: Mikhailov Oleg V.
Published: April 2004

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Organometallic Complexes of Titanium
Authors: Mikami K. , Matsumoto Y. , Shiono T.
Published: April 2004

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Aromatic Oligoamide Foldamers.
Authors: Huc Ivan
Published: April 2004

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On the Reaction Mechanism of “Higher‐Order Cuprate”, Alias “Lipshutz Cuprate”
Authors: Nakamura Eiichi , Yoshikai Naohiko
Published: April 2004

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[π4 + π2] Cycloadditions of Isothiazole Derivatives
Authors: Schulze Baerbel , Gidon Dina , Siegemund Anja , Rodina Ludmila L.
Published: April 2004

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Organic Radical Cations and Neutral Radicals Produced by Radiation in Low‐Temperature Matrices
Authors: Feldman Vladimir
Published: April 2004

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Asymmetric Metal‐Catalyzed 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions
Authors: Gothelf Kurt Vesterager
Published: April 2004

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Enolates and Related Species in Combinatorial and Solid‐Phase Synthesis
Authors: Kruger Jochen
Published: April 2004

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The Dynamics and Photochemical Consequences of Aminium Radical Reactions
Authors: Yoon Ung Chan , Su Zhuoyi , Mariano Patrick S.
Published: April 2004

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Supramolecular Drug‐Delivery Systems Based on Polymeric Core—Shell Architectures.
Authors: Haag Rainer
Published: April 2004

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Probing DNA Polymerase Function with Synthetic Nucleotides
Authors: Marx Andreas , Detmer Ilka , Gaster Jens , Summerer Daniel
Published: April 2004

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Mechanistic Issues in [2 + 2]‐ Photocycloadditions of Cyclic Enones to Alkenes
Authors: Schuster David I.
Published: April 2004

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The Quantitative Cavity Concept in Crystal Lattice Organic Photochemistry: Mechanistic and Exploratory Organic Photochemistry
Authors: Zimmerman Howard E.
Published: April 2004

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Physical Methods for Identification of the Structures of Taxoids
Authors: Oyama Masayoshi , Itokawa Hideji
Published: April 2004

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Quantitative Analysis of Mixtures of Fatty Compounds by 1H NMR
Authors: Knothe Gerhard
Published: April 2004

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Proposal of new RSVP which considers maximum waiting time for bandwidth reservation
Authors: Ikebe Takashi , Honda Hiroki , Yuba Toshitsugu
Published: April 2004

A conventional IP network is a connectionless, best effort network, but has difficulty guaranteeing the Quality of Service (QoS). To guarantee end‐to‐end QoS, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has proposed bandwidth reservation protocols such as the Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP), but a protocol that guarantees all bandwidth reservation requests has not been realized. To address this, with the objective of implementing bandwidth reservation capable of reliably accepting the bandwidth reservation requests regardless of the size of the requested bandwidth, the authors proposed Waiting Bandwidth Reservation Communication, which is an extension of RSVP. By using this method, we verified that excellent results compared to conventional RSVP are obtained when all bandwidth reservation communications pass over a special path and the bandwidth reservation requests exceed the bandwidth available for reservation along that path. On the other hand, in a wide‐area network such as the Internet, the problems are that all of the bandwidth reservation communications are not along special paths and unnecessary waits are generated when waiting for bandwidth reservations. With the objective of solving these problems, in this paper, we propose RSVP that considers the waiting time until the start of bandwidth reservation and demonstrate through simulations how the proposed method solves these problems. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1, 87(8): 71–81, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecja.10103
A shared buffer memory switch with multicast function using generalized two‐level priority control
Authors: Tada Mitsukazu , Inoue Takeshi , Komatsu Masaharu
Published: April 2004

In the future, various multicast applications are anticipated for ATM networks, and many studies have examined ATM switches having the multicast function. In a shared buffer switch, the cell loss performance is clearly improved by unicast priority control that gives send priority to the unicast cell in an address copy switch. However, if the multicast traffic increases, a reduction in the priority control effect becomes a problem. To solve this unicast priority control problem, in this paper, we propose two generalized two‐level priority control schemes (deterministic‐threshold scheme and adaptive‐threshold scheme) that give priority to cells having the number of copies below some threshold. The deterministic‐threshold scheme sets the optimum threshold when the traffic state is known, and clearly reduces the cell loss probability even when the ratio of multicast cells in the input traffic is high. The problem becomes what to set the threshold to because the optimum threshold changes depending on the traffic state in this scheme. The adaptive‐threshold scheme always maintains the priority control effect by automatically changing the threshold in response to traffic variations based on the result obtained from the deterministic‐threshold scheme. We use simulations to compare the adaptive scheme to conventional schemes and demonstrate the effectiveness of the adaptive‐threshold scheme. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1, 87(8): 63–70, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecja.10111
A new quantization method for SAR signals
Authors: Shirakawa Tomoaki , Shimono Tetsuo , Kitajima Hideo
Published: April 2004

We propose a new quantization method for received synthetic aperture radar (SAR) signals and a quantizer design technique. This method divides the received signal into bandlimited signals by using orthogonal wavelet transforms and quantizes each bandlimited signal by a different quantizer. Employing this method, not only is there a reduction in the computational load for image reconstruction by the SAR fast approximate reconstruction proposed previously by the authors, but the accuracy of the reconstructed image is substantially improved when there are few quantization bits of the received signal, particularly in image reconstruction by the correlation method. In this paper, we design a quantizer for bandlimited signals and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method by computer simulations of image reconstruction. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1, 87(9): 54–63, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecja.10182
A 3D RF radiation‐immunity test method using rotating AM‐EM fields
Authors: Murano Kimitoshi , Kami Yoshio
Published: April 2004

This paper discusses a radiation‐immunity test method using an amplitude‐modulated low‐speed rotating‐polarization electromagnetic field (rotating electromagnetic field). By using the amplitude‐modulated electromagnetic field as the applied electromagnetic field in the radiation‐immunity test, it is possible to simulate the phenomenon of unintentional detection in an electronic device under applied interference, with noise appearing in the final stage of the device (such as the voice output). This paper describes a method for generation of an amplitude‐modulated rotating electromagnetic field and its fundamental characteristics with a view to application as the applied electromagnetic field in the radiation‐immunity test. Further, a radiation‐immunity test of a low‐frequency amplifier using the present electromagnetic field is performed as an example. The effectiveness of the radiation‐immunity test method using the amplitude‐modulated rotating electromagnetic field is demonstrated. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1, 87(9): 45–53, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecja.10196
Jitter characteristics of timing recovery scheme using a prefilter
Authors: Wakabayashi Isamu , Miyauchi Kazuhiro
Published: April 2004

Analysis of timing jitter is presented for a baseband polar system, BPSK and QPSK with AWGN. A cosine roll‐off bandlimiting scheme is assumed. The timing recovery circuit is composed of a prefilter, a square‐law device, and a timing tank. Normalized jitter spectral densities and rms jitter are defined and calculated in order to examine jitter characteristics in various systems in common. The normalized jitter spectral density for the S × S component becomes negligibly small for every roll‐off factor. Therefore, the rms jitter is determined only with the S × N and N × N components. The S × N component is predominant for large Eb/N0 and the total rms jitter is almost inversely proportional to the square root of Eb/N0. Numerical calculation in QPSK for a tank Q of 100 shows that a jitter reduction effect of a prefilter exists when Eb/N0 is greater than 10 dB and that the rms jitter decreases with increasing Eb/N0 and increasing roll‐off factor. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1, 87(9): 28–35, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecja.10206
Traffic performance of a large‐zone mobile network overlaid with spot macrocells
Authors: Yamamoto Minoru , Tomaru Kenya , Moriyama Eimatsu
Published: April 2004

Usually, private mobile communications networks are operated with a large‐zone configuration having a radius of several tens of kilometers. However, the available frequency band is limited, and a technique must be developed in order to satisfy the increasing demand for channels. This paper considers an improvement of the traffic characteristics in which multiple macrocells are arranged spotwise in the high‐traffic‐density areas in a large zone, and the frequency is reused among the macrocells. It is shown by theoretical investigation and by simulation that traffic characteristics can be improved by sharing channels among the large zone and macrocells. The concept of logical cell is introduced in order to realize flexible placement of macrocells, and the effectiveness of the approach is demonstrated. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1, 87(9): 18–27, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecja.10207
A novel design method on low cross polarization for dual‐polarized patch antennas
Authors: Takahashi Toru , Iwase Ichirou , Nakaguro Hiromasa , Miyashita Hiroaki , Konishi Yoshihiko
Published: April 2004

In this paper, a design method by a feed point perturbation is proposed to obtain a low cross polarization characteristic in dual‐polarized patch antennas. In the present design method, the cross polarization generated by the mutual coupling between the orthogonal feed points is canceled by the cross polarization newly generated by the feed point perturbation. This design method is simple and does not require any special feed circuit. Hence, the method is effective for array antenna elements with a limited mounting area. Also, the optimum design conditions under the proposed design method are analytically derived. From the numerical results by the FDTD method and the experimental results, the effectiveness of the proposed design method and its optimum design condition is confirmed. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1, 87(9): 9–17, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecja.10217
A linear tapered slot antenna electromagnetically coupled with perturbed coplanar waveguide
Authors: Matsui Akinori
Published: April 2004

This paper considers a linear tapered slot antenna element with electromagnetically coupled feed and discusses the matching and the radiation characteristics. In the proposed antenna element, the coplanar line with perturbed feeder, that is, the coplanar waveguide, is considered as a coupled slot line. Each line is short‐circuited to the ground conductor with different length. By electromagnetic coupling on the single‐sided coplanar dielectric substrate, feed to the linear tapered slot antenna element is realized. The following results are obtained. (1) It is possible to control the coupling magnitude and the matching frequency between the antenna element and the feeder. (2) An equivalent circuit is proposed for the matching characteristics, and the circuit parameters are determined. (3) The characteristics obtained by experiment and with an electromagnetic simulator are compared to the characteristics derived from the equivalent circuit. (4) The radiation directivity is of the single‐direction end‐fire type. A gain of 8.1 dBi and a cross polarization of −16 dB in the front direction are realized. On the basis of these results, it is demonstrated that the proposed antenna element is useful as a planar antenna element. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1, 87(8): 13–23, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecja.10218
Multivariate Gamma distributions and their numerical evaluations for M‐branch selection diversity study
Authors: Nomoto Shinichi , Kishi Yoji , Nanba Shinobu
Published: April 2004

In radio wave propagation and wireless communication fields, it is known that rainfall attenuation (or rainfall intensity) in an area with small reception power or time ratio under a fading environment can be well approximated by a Gamma distribution (Nakagami‐m distribution). To investigate the selection diversity method, a joint probability function that takes correlation into consideration for multiple random variables must be used to quantitatively evaluate its results. In this paper, the authors derive an exact representation according to an infinite series for a general multivariate (M‐dimensional) Gamma distribution function with correlation. In addition, besides investigating the numerical behavior of the exact representation, they obtain an extremely effective approximate representation for practical use. That approximation, which is a revision of the probability distribution with no correlation according to the determinant of a matrix having the square roots of the correlation coefficients as its elements, not only is easy to handle, but also provides an excellent physical interpretation. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn Pt 1, 87(8): 1–12, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/ecja.10224
Perspectives in Inorganic Structural Genomics: A Trafficking Route for Copper
Authors: Arnesano Fabio , Banci Lucia , Bertini Ivano , Ciofi‐Baffoni Simone
Published: April 2004

Metal ions are essential for living organisms because they are involved in many fundamental biological processes. Increasing evidence indicates that there are no free copper ions in the cell; however, a recently discovered category of proteins (metallochaperones) is responsible for copper ion trafficking and delivery to either specific target enzymes or to membrane ATPases for metal translocation. A search in the available genomes for copper chaperones and soluble domains of the ATPases reveals a large variety of systems. In this Microreview, the example of copper transfer from outside a yeast cell into the Golgi organelle is considered, as well as related processes in other eukaryotes and in prokaryotes. The investigation of the structure and metal‐binding properties of these proteins is crucial for understanding the process of copper trafficking at the molecular level and how coordination chemistry may contribute to the interpretation of the energetics of the metal environment. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004)
Reaction of [In(NEt2)3]2 with N(CH2CH2NSiMe3H)3: Synthesis and Characterization of New Azaindatranes and Azaindocane
Authors: Shutov Pavel L. , Karlov Sergey S. , Harms Klaus , Churakov Andrei V. , Lorberth Jörg , Zaitseva Galina S.
Published: April 2004

[In(NEt2)3]2 and N(CH2CH2NSiMe3H)3 react to yield monomeric azaindatrane 1, N(CH2CH2NSiMe3)3In, which is unstable without additional donor (e.g. pyridine), turning into dimeric azaindatrane 2, [N(CH2CH2NSiMe3)2(CH2CH2NH)In]2. An intermediate product of this transformation is oligomeric azaindocane 3, [N(CH2CH2NSiMe3)2In(CH2CH2NSiMe3)]3. The composition and structures of new compounds have been established by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The crystal structures of 1·Py, trans‐2, and 3 have been determined by X‐ray diffraction studies. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004)
Modeling transport effects on ground‐level ozone using a non‐stationary space–time model
Authors: Huang Hsin‐Cheng , Hsu Nan‐Jung
Published: April 2004

This article presents a novel autoregressive space–time model for ground‐level ozone data, which models not only spatio–temporal dynamics of hourly ozone concentrations, but also relationships between ozone concentrations and meteorological variables. The proposed model has a non‐separable spatio–temporal covariance function that depends on wind speed and wind direction, and hence is non‐stationary in both time and space. Ozone concentration for a given location and time is assumed to be directly influenced by ozone concentrations at neighboring locations at the previous time, via a weight function of space–time dynamics caused by wind speed and wind direction.

To our knowledge, the proposed method is the first one to incorporate the transport effect of ozone into the spatio–temporal covariance structure. Moreover, it uses a computationally efficient space–time Kalman filter and can compute optimal spatio–temporal prediction at any location and at anytime very fast for given meteorological conditions. Ozone data from Taipei are used for illustration, in which the model parameters are estimated by maximum likelihood. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Rare terpenoid esters from Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf. growing wild in Nigeria
Authors: Ogunwande Isiaka A. , Olawore Nureni O. , Adeleke Kasali A. , Ekundayo Olusegun , König Wilfried A.
Published: April 2004

The volatile oil of Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf. grown in Nigeria was obtained by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC, GC–MS, 1H‐ and 13C‐NMR. The main components found were τ‐cadinol (17.43%) and β‐selinene (11.64%). The most interesting characteristic of the oil was the presence of four unusual and rarely occurring terpenoid esters: (E,E)‐methyl farnesoate (1.01%), (E,E)‐methyl‐10,11‐epoxyfarnesoate (12.17%), methyl (2E,6E)‐10‐hydroxy‐3,7,11‐trimethyldodeca‐2,6,11‐trienoate (4.3%) and methyl (2E,6E)‐3,7,11‐trimethyl‐10‐oxododecadienoate (2.25%). Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Yellowing and crinkling disease and its impact on the yield and composition of the essential oil of citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt.)
Authors: Rajeswara Rao B. R. , Bhattacharya A. K. , Mallavarapu G. R. , Ramesh S.
Published: April 2004

A ﬁeld experiment conducted for 2 consecutive years in a semi‐arid tropical region of South India investigated the inﬂuence of yellowing and crinkling disease, caused by leaf‐sucking insects, on the yield and composition of the essential oil of Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt (citronella cv. Java 2). Infected leaves exhibited yellow specks or blotches which in later stages developed into yellow streaks running along the length of the leaves. Emerging young leaves were pale green or yellow coloured, twisted, crinkled and developed into whip‐like structures. Severely diseased plants died. The yellowing and crinkling disease decreased biomass yield in the ﬁrst and second years of harvesting by 62.8% and 82.7%, respectively. The corresponding decreases in essential oil yield per plant were 62.8% and 79.0%. The essential oil examined by GC and GC–MS from cultivated healthy plants contained citronellal (28.4%), geraniol (24.8%), citronellol (11.8%) and elemol (10.2%). The major components from diseased plants were geraniol (19.0–25.5%), elemol (15.3–20.4%), citronellal (13.4–19.1%) and citronellol (12.9–15.1%). Caryophyllene oxide (3.5–6.0%) was an important minor component. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Identiﬁcation of the components of the essential oil from wild Corsican Daucus carota L. using 13C‐NMR spectroscopy
Authors: Gonny Marcelle , Bradesi Pascale , Casanova Joseph
Published: April 2004

The essential oil of wild Daucus carota L. from Corsica was investigated by GC and 13C‐NMR spectroscopy. In a ﬁrst part, a commercial sample was repeatedly chromatographed and the analysis of the fractions led to the identiﬁcation of 69 components. The oil consisted chieﬂy of phenylpropanoids (45.9%) and monoterpene hydrocarbons (38.6%), with (E)‐methylisoeugenol (33.0%), α‐pinene (24.9%) and elemicin (11.4%) as major components. The second part concerned the analysis of laboratory‐distilled oils obtained from different parts of the plant at three stages of development (prior ﬂowering, full ﬂowering and end of ﬂowering). The chemical composition of the Corsican wild carrot oil varies according to its stage of development. The oil yields, as well as the phenylpropanoid contents, particularly that of (E)‐methylisoeugenol, increase signiﬁcantly when the umbels ripen. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.