Quantitative stereoisomeric determination of phenylpropylamino alkaloids in khat (catha edulis forsk.) using chiral GC-MS

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-213

  Krizevski, Raz ^a,b   Dudai, Nativ ^a   Bar, Einat ^a   Dessow, Ilana ^a,b   Ravid, Uzi ^a   Lewinsohna, Efraim ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Catha edulis; Cathine; Cathinone; Chiral GC MS; Khat; Norephedrine; Phenylpropylamino Alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PERENNIAL PLANT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CATHA EDULIS; CELASTRACEAE;

EID: 70350341435     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJPS.56.3.207     Document Type: Article

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