Quantitative and qualitative analysis of sterols/sterolins and hypoxoside contents of three Hypoxis (African potato) spp.

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1624-1629

  Boukes, Gerhardt J ^a   Van De Venter, Maryna ^a   Oosthuizen, Vaughan ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

GC; HPLC; Hypoxis; Hypoxoside; Sterol(in)s; TLC

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAMPESTEROL; CHLOROFORM; CHOLESTEROL; DESMOSTEROL; ERGOSTEROL; FUCOSTEROL; HYPOXOSIDE; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTENOL; STIGMASTEROL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOXIS; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; HYPOXIS SOBOLIFERA; HYPOXIS STELLIPILIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

HYPOXIS; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 45249104392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb08.218     Document Type: Article

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