Developmental patterns of phenylpropylamino alkaloids accumulation in khat (Catha edulis, Forsk.)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 432-438

  Krizevski, Raz ^a   Dudai, Nativ ^a   Bar, Einat ^a   Lewinsohn, Efraim ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

(+) Cathine; ( ) Cathinone; ( ) Norephedrine; Catha edulis; Khat; Phenylpropylamino alkaloids

Indexed keywords

1 PHENYL 1,2 PROPANEDIONE CATHINONE; ALKALOID; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; CATHINONE; NOREPHEDRINE; NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PHENYLPROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATHA EDULIS; CULTIVAR; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; FLOWER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ALKALOIDS; CATHA; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE;

CATHA EDULIS; CELASTRACEAE;

EID: 35648938054     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.08.042     Document Type: Article

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