Hyperforin Accumulates in the Translucent Glands of Hypericum perforatum
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Hyperforin accumulates in the translucent glands of Hypericum perforatum.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Hypericum perforatum contains the therapeutically important compounds hypericin and hyperforin. Hypericin is known to accumulate in the dark glands. This investigation aimed to determine the accumulation site of hyperforin. METHODS Dark and translucent glands as well as non-secretory tissue in leaves were manually isolated under the microscope. Hyperforin content was quant...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Botany
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0305-7364,1095-8290
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm057