Limitations of Folin assays of foliar phenolics in ecological studies

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 761-778

  Appel, Heidi M ^a   Govenor, Heather L ^a,b   D'ascenzo, Mark ^a,c   Siska, Erin ^a,d   Schultz, Jack C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Baker Environmental Inc   (United States)

^c United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^d SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Folin Denis assay; Phenolics; Plant allocation theory; Polyphenols; Tannins

Indexed keywords

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOL; TANNIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ECOLOGY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; PLANTS; TANNINS;

EID: 0034963112     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010306103643     Document Type: Article

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