Characterization of monomeric and oligomeric flavan-3-ols from unripe almond fruits

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-27

  De Pascual Teresa, S ^a   Gutierrez Fernandez Y ^a   Rivas Gonzalo, J C ^a   Santos Buelga, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Almonds; Flavan 3 ols; Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Procyanidins

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUITS; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE;

ALMOND; EPICATECHIN; FLAVAN-3-OLS; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - MASS SPECTROMETRIES; METHANOL EXTRACT; MONOMERICS; PROCYANIDINS; SEPHADEX LH-20; TETRAMERS;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; PHLOROGLUCINOL; PROCYANIDIN; SEPHADEX;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACT; FRUIT; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DULCIS; PRUNUS DULCIS VAR. SATIVA;

EID: 0031983365     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199801/02)9:1<21::AID-PCA377>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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