Differential phenolic profiles in six African savanna woody species in relation to antiherbivore defense

Phytochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 1796-1803

  Hattas, Dawood ^a   Hjältén, Joakim ^b   Julkunen Tiitto, Riitta ^c   Scogings, Peter F ^d   Rooke, Tuulikki ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^e SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acacia; Euclea; Herbivory; Low molecular weight phenolics; Myricitrin; Spines; Tannins

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; MYRICETIN 3 RHAMNOSIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ACACIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMBRETUM; DRUG EFFECT; EBENACEAE; HERBIVORY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT LEAF; SOUTH AFRICA; TREE;

ACACIA; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COMBRETUM; EBENACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; HERBIVORY; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES; SOUTH AFRICA; TANNINS; TREES;

ACACIA; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM APICULATUM; EUCLEA DIVINORUM; MAMMALIA;

EID: 80051543683     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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