Dioecy in plants - Is it an important factor for phytochemists to consider?

Planta Medica

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 613-615

  Simpson, Bradley S ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

chemistry; dioecy; female; male; medicinal; metabolites; pharmacological; plant

Indexed keywords

CANNABIDIOL; CANNABIS; CLERODANE DERIVATIVE; DITERPENOID; DRONABINOL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TERPENOID;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIOECY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FLOWER; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIPER BETLE; PLANT BREEDING; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEXUALITY; VEGETATION;

FLOWERS; OVULE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POLLEN;

EID: 84878254574     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1328429     Document Type: Review

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