Determination of usnic and perlatolic acids and identification of olivetoric acids in Northern reindeer lichen (Cladonia stellaris) extracts

Lichenologist

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 739-749

  Smeds, Annika I ^a   Kytviita, Minna Maarit ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

enantiomers; GC MS; HPLC MS; secondary products

Indexed keywords

CLADONIA RANGIFERINA; CLADONIA STELLARIS;

EID: 79251624472     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002428291000037X     Document Type: Article

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