Flavonoid, tannin and hypericin concentrations in the leaves of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) are affected by UV-B radiation levels

Food Chemistry

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 471-474

  Germ, Mateja ^a   Stibilj, Vekoslava ^b   Kreft, Samo ^a   Gaberščik, Alenka ^a   Kreft, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Hypericins; Hypericum perforatum; Polyphenols; Tannins

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; HYPERICIN; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH REGULATION; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 77951628507     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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