Triterpenoids and sterols from the stem of Alnus formosana Burk

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-301

  Chen, Chien Kuang ^a   Tuh, Shiou Ling ^a   Chen, Chung Hsiung ^a   Kuo, Chen Meng ^a   Lee, Shoei Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alnus formosana; Betulaceae; Chemical investigation; Chemotaxonomy; Stem; Sterols; Triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053082221     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0600100406     Document Type: Article

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