Purine alkaloids and phenolic compounds in three Cola species and Garcinia kola grown in Cameroon

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 629-638

  Niemenak, N ^a   Onomo, P E ^a   Fotso, ^a   Lieberei, R ^b   Ndoumou, D O ^a  

^a Higher Teachers' Training College   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Chemotype; Cola sp.; Dendrogram; Garcinia kola; Phenolic compounds; Theobromine

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CHEMOTAXONOMY; DICOTYLEDON; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

COLA ACUMINATA; COLA ANOMALA; COLA NITIDA; GARCINIA KOLA;

EID: 53049090335     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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