Carbon isotope pattern in purine alkaloids a key to isotope discriminations in C1 compounds

Phytochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1073-1077

  Weilacher, Thomas ^a   Gleixner, Gerd ^a   Schmidt, Hanns Ludwig ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquifoliaceae; Biosynthesis; Caffeine; Camellia sinensis; Carbon isotope distribution; Degradation; Hex paraguariensis; Purine alkaloids; Separation; Sterculiaceae; Theaceae; Theobroma cacao; Theobromine

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; HEX PARAGUARIENSIS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0030019209     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(95)00757-1     Document Type: Article

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