Phytochemistry of heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull) and its altitudinal alteration

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-215

  Monschein, M ^a   Iglesias Neira, J ^b   Kunert, O ^a   Bucar, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitude; Calluna vulgaris; Flavonoids; Phenolic compounds; Radical scavengers

Indexed keywords

ACETOPHENONE; ANTHOCYANIN; APIGENIN DERIVATIVE; ASCORBIC ACID; AVICULARINE; CAFFEIC ACID; CAFFEOYLQUINIC ACID; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; EPICATECHIN; FERULIC ACID; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; HYDROCINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROQUINONE; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYPERIN; ISOQUERCITRIN; KAEMPFEROL; KAEMPFEROL 3 GALACTOSIDE; MYRICETIN; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; SYRINGIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANILLIC ACID;

ALTITUDE; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CLIMATE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES HABITAT; SUNLIGHT;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; ERICACEAE;

EID: 77956395060     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-009-9153-5     Document Type: Review

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