Flavonoids in translucent bracts of the Himalayan Rheum nobile (Polygonaceae) as ultraviolet shields

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-107

  Iwashina, Tsukasa ^a   Omori, Yuji ^b   Kitajima, Junichi ^c   Akiyama, Shinobu ^a   Suzuki, Toshisada ^d   Ohba, Hideaki ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b Yokosuka City Museum   (Japan)

^c SHOWA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Himalayan alpine plants; Quercetin 3 O 6 (3 hydroxy 3 methylglutaroyl) glucoside ; Rheum nobile; Translucent bracts; UV absorbing substances

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, PAPER; FLAVONOIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYGONACEAE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POLYGONACEAE; RHEUM; RHEUM NOBILE;

EID: 2442561524     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-003-0134-2     Document Type: Article

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