5,5’,6,6′-Tetrahydroxy-3,3′-biindolyl from Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) Peel Extract

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 56, Issue 9-10, 2001, Pages 714-718

  Kujala, Tytti ^a   Klika, Karel ^a   Ovcharenko, Vladimir ^a   Loponen, Jyrki ^a   Vienola, Maarit ^a   Pihlaja, Kalevi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEEL; PLANT COMPOUND; PLANT EXTRACT;

BETA VULGARIS;

5,5',6,6' TETRAHYDROXY 3,3' BIINDOLYL; 5,5',6,6'-TETRAHYDROXY-3,3'-BIINDOLYL; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BEET; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT STEM;

ACETYLATION; BETA VULGARIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; INDOLES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, MASS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034764772     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2001-9-1008     Document Type: Article

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