Investigations of the phytochemical content of Sceletium tortuosum following the preparation of "Kougoed" by fermentation of plant material

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-91

  Patnala, Srinivas ^a   Kanfer, Isadore ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CAMs; Fermentation; Kougoed; Mesembrine; Sceletium tortuosum

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; DELTA7 MESEMBRENONE; EPIMESEMBRANOL; KOUGOED; MESEMBRANOL; MESEMBRENONE; MESEMBRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; FERMENTATION; FERMENTED PRODUCT; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SCELETIUM TORTUOSUM;

AIZOACEAE; ALKALOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FERMENTATION; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE;

CHANNA; SCELETIUM; SCELETIUM TORTUOSUM;

EID: 58049108894     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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