A phytochemical investigation of Nectandra membranacea from Monteverde, Costa Rica

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 465-468

  Wu, Xiujun ^a   Vogler, Bernhard ^a   Haber, William A ^b,c   Setzer, William N ^a  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^c NONE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

3 isocostic acid; Costic acid; Essential oil; Ilicic acid; Nectandra membranacea

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447282608     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600100607     Document Type: Article

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