Hypericin and pseudohypericin contents in some Hypericum species growing in Turkey

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 288-291

  Ayan, Ali Kemal ^a   Çirak, Cüneyt ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

HPLC; Hypericin; Hypericum species; Pseudohypericin

Indexed keywords

HYPERICIN; PSEUDOHYPERICIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DRY WEIGHT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM HETEROPHYLLUM; HYPERICUM HYSSOPIFOLIUM; HYPERICUM LINARIOIDES; HYPERICUM MONBRETII; HYPERICUM ORIENTALE; HYPERICUM ORIGANIFOLIUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPERICUM SCABRUM; HYPERICUM TRIQUETRIFOLIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM HETEROPHYLLUM; HYPERICUM HYSSOPIFOLIUM; HYPERICUM LINARIOIDES; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPERICUM SCABRUM; HYPERICUM TRIQUETRIFOLIUM;

EID: 41349100073     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701741211     Document Type: Article

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