Notes on the occurrence and significance of triterpenoids (asiaticoside and related compounds) and caffeoylquinic acids in Centella species

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-59

  Long, H S ^a   Stander, M A ^b   Van Wyk, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asiaticoside; Caffeoyl derivatives; Centella asiatica; Centella glabrata; Chemosystematics; Quality control; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ETHNOBOTANY; HERB; LEAF; MEDICINAL PLANT; ORGANIC ACID; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; TERPENE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CENTELLA; CENTELLA ASIATICA;

EID: 84867100836     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2012.07.017     Document Type: Article

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