Effects of UV-B on secondary metabolites of St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) grown in controlled environments

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 680-684

  Brechner, Melissa L ^a   Albright, Louis D ^a   Weston, Leslie A ^b  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYPERFORIN; HYPERICIN; PERYLENE; PHLOROGLUCINOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PSEUDOHYPERICIN; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERICUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MICROCLIMATE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HYPERICUM; PERYLENE; PHLOROGLUCINOL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TERPENES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 79955439351     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2011.00904.x     Document Type: Article

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