Quaternary ammonium compounds in the capparaceae

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 427-434

  McLean, William F H ^a,b   Blunden, Gerald ^a   Jewers, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Veterinary Medicines Directorate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

betaines; Capparaceae; chemotaxonomy; Courbonia; Maerua; quaternary ammonium compounds

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; DRUG ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT;

BOSCIA; BRASSICACEAE; CADABA; CAPPARIS; CLEOME; CRATAEVA; EMBLINGIA; EMBLINGIACEAE; GYNANDROPSIS; MAERUA; MORISONIA; OCEANOPAPAVER; PENTADIPLANDRA; PHYSENA; PHYSENACEAE; RITCHIEA; STERIPHOMA; THILACHIUM;

EID: 0030186060     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-1978(96)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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