Arbutin in marjoram and oregano

Food Chemistry

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 185-190

  Lukas, Brigitte ^a   Schmiderer, Corinna ^a   Mitteregger, Ulrike ^a   Novak, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arbutin; Inheritance; Marjoram; Oregano; Origanum

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DRUG ISOLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARJORAM; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS;

ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM MAJORANA; ORIGANUM MICROPHYLLUM; ORIGANUM ONITES; ORIGANUM SYRIACUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 75749148699     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.12.028     Document Type: Article

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