A flavonoid from Brassica rapa flower as the UV-absorbing nectar guide

Phytochemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 339-343

  Sasaki, Katsunori ^a   Takahashi, Takashi ^b  

^a Res Inst of Seed Prod Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b Watanabe Seed Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brassica rapa; Corolla; Cruciferae; Flavonoids; Isorhamnetin 3,7 O di D glucopyranoside; Nectar guide; Pollination; UV absorption; UV B

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSIDE; ISORHAMNETIN; ISORHAMNETIN 3,7 DI O GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; ISORHAMNETIN 3,7-DI-O-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; QUERCETIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; FLUOROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NECTAR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PETAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; REPRODUCTION; TURNIP; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BRASSICA RAPA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLAVONOLS; FLOWERS; FLUOROMETRY; GLUCOSIDES; INSECTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLLEN; QUERCETIN; REPRODUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICACEAE; COROLLA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036799568     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00237-6     Document Type: Article

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