A convenient synthesis of type A procyanidins

Molecules

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 807-815

  Kraus, George A ^a   Yuan, Yi ^a   Kempema, Aaron ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catechin; Procyanidins; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC SALT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SYNTHESIS;

CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; SALTS;

EID: 61449147981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules14020807     Document Type: Article

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