Miscanthus x giganteus extractives: A source of valuable phenolic compounds and sterols

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3626-3631

  Villaverde, J J ^a,b   Domingues, R M A ^b   Freire, C S R ^b   Silvestre, A J D ^b   Neto, C Pascoal ^b   Ligero, P ^a   Vega, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aromatic compounds; Bark; Core; Fatty acids; GC MS analysis; Miscanthus x giganteus; Sterols

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BARK; CHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; ODOR; PH; PLANT STEM; POACEAE;

FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; ODORS; PHENOLS; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; POACEAE;

MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS;

EID: 66149135311     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf900071t     Document Type: Article

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