Fatty acids, 4-desmethylsterols, and triterpene alcohols from Tunisian lentisc (Pistacia lentiscus) fruits

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 968-973

  Trabelsi, Hajer ^a   Sakouhi, Faouzi ^a   Renaud, Justin ^b   Villeneuve, Pierre ^c   Khouja, Mohamed L ^d   Mayer, Paul ^b   Boukhchina, Sadok ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UMR IATE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Fruit; Phytosterols; Pistacia lentiscus; Populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865291376     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201100146     Document Type: Article

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