Quantitative variation of amino acids in Sutherlandia frutescens (Cancer bush)-towards setting parameters for quality control

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 46-52

  Mncwangi, N P ^a   Viljoen, A M ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amino acid; D pinitol; L canavanine; Lessertia; Sutherlandia frutescens

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CANCER; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CULTIVATION; DISEASE TREATMENT; ETHNOBOTANY; GUIDELINE; LEGUME; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUALITY CONTROL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

LESSERTIA; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS;

EID: 84867103020     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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