Variation of total hypericin, phenolic and flavonoid compounds in Hypericum triquetrifolium during its phenological cycle

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-288

  Toker, Zuhal ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Hypericaceae; Hypericin; Hypericum triquetrifolium; Phenolic compounds; Phenological cycle

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; HYPERICIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; FLOWERING; FRUITING; GUTTIFERAE; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM TRIQUETRIFOLIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHOOT; VEGETATIVE STAGE;

CLUSIACEAE; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM TRIQUETRIFOLIUM;

EID: 77149128099     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200802578983     Document Type: Article

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