Comparative phytochemistry of Picramnia and Alvaradoa, genera of the newly established family Picramniaceae

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 773-783

  Jacobs, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Alvaradoa; Anthraquinones; Fatty acids; Picramnia; Picramniaceae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ALVARADOA; PICRAMNIA; PICRAMNIACEAE;

EID: 0038386093     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00268-5     Document Type: Article

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