In vitro production of huperzine A, a promising drug candidate for Alzheimer's disease

Phytochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2022-2028

  Ma, Xiaoqiang ^a   Gang, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Huperzia serrata; Huperzine A; In vitro propagation; LC MS; Lycopodium alkaloid; Phlegmariurus squarrosus

Indexed keywords

HUPERZINE A; SESQUITERPENE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUPERZIA; METABOLISM; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUPERZIA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SESQUITERPENES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

HUPERZIA; HUPERZIA SERRATA; LYCOPODIUM; PHLEGMARIURUS;

EID: 45649083334     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.04.017     Document Type: Article

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