Plicataloside in Aloe - A chemotaxonomic appraisal

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 507-517

  Viljoen, Alvaro M ^a   Van Wyk, Ben Erik ^a   Newton, Len E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aloaceae; Aloe; Chemotaxonomy; Plicataloside

Indexed keywords

NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALOE CHABAUDII; ALOE PALMIFORMIS; ALOE PLICATILIS;

EID: 0033167890     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(98)00111-2     Document Type: Article

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