Assessment of potential for toxicity of Phalaris spp. via alkaloid content determination: P. coerulescens, a case example

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 113-118

  Anderton, Neil ^a   Cockrum, Peter A ^a   Colegate, Steven M ^a   Edgar, John A ^a   Flower, Kirsty ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Kybybolite Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbolines; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; High performance liquid chromatography; Oxindoles; Phalaris; Thin layer chromatography; Tryptamines; Tyramines

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ALKALOIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXICITY;

ALKALOID CONTENTS; CARBOLINES; CONTENTS DETERMINATIONS; GASCHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXINDOLES; PHALARIS; THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRYPTAMINES; TYRAMINE;

HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ALKALOID; CARDIOTOXIN; GRAMINE; HORDENINE; NEUROTOXIN; PLANT TOXIN; TYRAMINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRASS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; PHALARIS; PHALARIS COERULESCENS; POACEAE;

EID: 0032906508     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1565(199905/06)10:3<113::aid-pca438>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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