A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia

Specimens of 216 plants representing 150 genera and 50 families were collected from four areas in the western and central parts of Peninsular Malaysia. The leaves ofeach species were screened for alkaloids, steroids and triterpenes, and for saponins. 28 specz'es (13%) gave a positive test for...

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Main Authors: Rahmani, Mawardi, Kiew, Ruth, Lajis, Md Nordin, Othman, Rahim, Toai, Robert F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Pertanian Malaysia 1985
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2255/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2255/1/A_Contribution_to_the_Phytochemical_Survey_of.pdf
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author Rahmani, Mawardi
Kiew, Ruth
Lajis, Md Nordin
Othman, Rahim
Toai, Robert F.
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Lajis, Md Nordin
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description Specimens of 216 plants representing 150 genera and 50 families were collected from four areas in the western and central parts of Peninsular Malaysia. The leaves ofeach species were screened for alkaloids, steroids and triterpenes, and for saponins. 28 specz'es (13%) gave a positive test for alkaloids, 86 (40%) for saponins and 55 (25%) for triterpeneslsteroids.
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spelling upm-22552015-03-09T06:30:09Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2255/ A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia Rahmani, Mawardi Kiew, Ruth Lajis, Md Nordin Othman, Rahim Toai, Robert F. Specimens of 216 plants representing 150 genera and 50 families were collected from four areas in the western and central parts of Peninsular Malaysia. The leaves ofeach species were screened for alkaloids, steroids and triterpenes, and for saponins. 28 specz'es (13%) gave a positive test for alkaloids, 86 (40%) for saponins and 55 (25%) for triterpeneslsteroids. Universiti Pertanian Malaysia 1985 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2255/1/A_Contribution_to_the_Phytochemical_Survey_of.pdf Rahmani, Mawardi and Kiew, Ruth and Lajis, Md Nordin and Othman, Rahim and Toai, Robert F. (1985) A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia. Pertanika, 8 (3). pp. 347-357. ISSN 0126-6128
spellingShingle Rahmani, Mawardi
Kiew, Ruth
Lajis, Md Nordin
Othman, Rahim
Toai, Robert F.
A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia
title A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia
title_short A contribution to the phytochemical survey of Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort contribution to the phytochemical survey of peninsular malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2255/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2255/1/A_Contribution_to_the_Phytochemical_Survey_of.pdf