Taxonomic implications of the chemical structures of galactans from two species of the genus Trematocarpus

Botanica Marina

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 432-437

  Miller, Ian J ^a  

^a Carina Chemical Laboratories Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RED ALGA; TAXONOMY;

ALGAE; CAULACANTHACEAE; GIGARTINALES; HALOPHILA; RHODOPHYTA; SARCODIACEAE; TREMATOCARPUS; TREMATOCARPUS DICHOTOMUS;

EID: 0036752908     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2002.043     Document Type: Article

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