An approach to the characterization of bee pollens via their flavonoid/phenolic profiles

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 181-185

  Campos, Maria ^a   Markham, Kenneth R ^b   Mitchell, Kevin A ^b   Da Cunha, A Proenca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bee pollen; Flavonoids; Floral pollen; High pressure liquid chromatography; Microscopy; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AGLYCONES; BEE POLLEN; FLAVONOID; FLORAL POLLEN; IN COMPOSITIONS; NEW ZEALAND; PHENOLIC PROFILES; PHENOLICS; PORTUGAL; SYSTEMATIC METHOD;

FLAVONOIDS;

FLAVONOID; PHENOL; QUERCETIN 3 METHYL ETHER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; POLLEN;

APOIDEA; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 0030844679     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199707)8:4<181::AID-PCA359>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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