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  • Patent number: 7488854
    Abstract: The present invention provites a compound having the following structure: wherein, in the formula: X is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, substituted hydroxy, halogen, thiol, and substituted thiol; one of Y1 and Y2 is hydrogen or alkyl, and the other is Z-W, wherein Z is a single bond, or a divalent group having alkane or substituted alkane having two hydrogen atoms removed, and W is hydroxy, substituted hydroxy, aldehyde, carboxyl, or substituted carboxyl; and R1-R24 are independently selected from the group of hydrogen, alkyl, and substituted alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignees: The National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Riken
    Inventors: Shigemi Seo, Yuko Ohashi, Hideharu Seto, Shigeo Yoshida