Chemical constituents of some Hypericum species growing in Turkey

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 632-635

  Çirak, Cüneyt ^a   Radušiene, Jolita ^b   Janulis, Valdimaras ^c   Ivanauskas, Liudas ^c   Arslan, Burhan ^d  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Institute of Botany of Nature Research Centre   (Lithuania)

^c KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^d NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chlorogenic acid; Flavonoids; HPLC; Hypericin; Pseudohypericin; Turkish Hypericum

Indexed keywords

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFOLIATUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 38049120987     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03030606     Document Type: Article

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