Qualitative analysis of the pyrrolizidine alkaloids from 11 asteraceae and boraginaceae used in traditional medicine in cote d'lvoire

Research Journal of Phytochemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 75-83

  Kone, Witabouna Mamidou ^a,b   Kande, Brahima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ NANGUI ABROGOUA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b CENTRE SUISSE DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES EN CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Boraginaceae; Cote d'lvoire; Medicinal plants; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864959117     PISSN: 18193471     EISSN: 21516081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjphyto.2012.75.83     Document Type: Article

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