Pseudohypericin and hyperforin in two Turkish Hypericum species: Variation among plant parts and phenological stages

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 377-382

  Çirak, Cüneyt ^a   Radušiene, Jolita ^b   Çamas, Necdet ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

HPLC; Hyperforin; Hypericum origanifolium; Hypericum perfoliatum; Ontogenetic and morphogenetic variation; Pseudohypericin

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTAXONOMY; DICOTYLEDON; DRUG; FLOWERING; HARVESTING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PHENOLOGY;

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFOLIATUM;

EID: 41949084095     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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