A silychristin isomer and variation of flavonolignan levels in milk thistle (Silybum marianum) fruits

Planta Medica

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 877-880

  Smith, Wendy A ^a   Lauren, Denis R ^a   Burgess, Elaine J ^b   Perry, Nigel B ^b   Martin, Richard J ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVOLIGNAN; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; SILICRISTIN; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; SILYCHRISTIN B; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIASTEREOISOMER; DRUG ISOLATION; FRUIT; LIVER PROTECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

FLAVONOLIGNANS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MILK THISTLE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SILYMARIN; STEREOISOMERISM;

SILYBUM; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 27144543741     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-864187     Document Type: Article

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