Azoxyglycoside content and β-glycosidase activities in leaves of various cycads

Phytochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 3243-3247

  Yagi, Fumio ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glycosidase; Azoxyglycoside; Cycadales; Cycads; Cycasin; Gymnospermae; Macrozamin; Methylazoxymethanol; Primeverosidase

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; GLYCOSIDASE; GLYCOSIDE; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL GLUCOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CYANOGENESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; LEAF DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED;

CYCADOPHYTA; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; GLYCOSIDES; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDS;

BOWENIA; BOWENIA SPECTABILIS; CERATOZAMIA; CERATOZAMIA MEXICANA; CYCADALES; CYCADOPSIDA; CYCAS; CYCAS REVOLUTA; DIOON; DIOON EDULE; ENCEPHALARTOS; ENCEPHALARTOS VILLOSUS; GYMNOSPERMAE; LEPIDOZAMIA; LEPIDOZAMIA HOPEI; MACROZAMIA; MICROCYCAS; STANGERIA; STANGERIA ERIOPUS; ZAMIA; ZAMIA FISCHERI;

EID: 9244230614     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.09.013     Document Type: Article

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