Seasonal and intraspecific variation of flavonoids and proanthocyanidins in Cecropia glaziovi Sneth. leaves from native and cultivated specimens

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 701-709

  Luengas Caicedo, Pilar Ester ^a   Braga, Fernão Castro ^b   Brandão, Geraldo Célio ^b   De Oliveira, Alaíde Braga ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cecropia glaziovi Sneth.; Flavonoids; Proanthocyanidins; Seasonal and intraspecific variation

Indexed keywords

CECROPIA; CECROPIA GLAZIOUI; URTICACEAE;

FLAVONOID; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CECROPIA; CHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WEATHER;

BRAZIL; CECROPIA PLANT; FLAVONOIDS; GEOGRAPHY; PLANT LEAVES; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WEATHER;

EID: 36148940663     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2007-9-1013     Document Type: Article

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