Structural diversity of fructans from members of the order Asparagales in New Zealand

Phytochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 351-359

  Sims, Ian M ^a  

^a CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asparagales; Fructan; Structure; Water soluble carbohydrate

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTAN; FRUCTOFURANOSYL DERIVATIVE; GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; MONOSACCHARIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTHROPODIUM CIRRATUM; ARTICLE; ASPARAGALES; ASTELIA BANKSII; BULBINELLA HOOKERI; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIANELLA NIGRA; EXTRACTION; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PHORMIUM TENAX; PLANT; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; XERONEMA CALLISTENTON;

ARTHROPODIUM; ARTHROPODIUM CIRRATUM; ARTHROPODIUM CIRRHATUM; ASPARAGALES; ASTELIA; ASTELIA BANKSII; BULBINELLA; BULBINELLA HOOKERI; CALLISTEMON; DIANELLA; DIANELLA NIGRA; PHORMIUM; PHORMIUM TENAX; XERONEMA CALLISTEMON;

EID: 0038106111     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00132-8     Document Type: Article

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