Bioactivity of hirsutanolol, oregonin and genkwanin, isolated from the seeds of Alnus glutinosa (Betulaceae)

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 641-644

  Kumarasamy, Yashodharan ^a   Cox, Philip J ^a   Jaspars, Marcel ^b   Nahar, Lutfun ^b   Sarker, Satyajit D ^c  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Betulaceae; Brine shrimp lethality assay; DPPH; Genkwanin; Hirsutanolol; Oregonin

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955911675     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600100808     Document Type: Article

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