A chemical investigation into the composition of Zanthoxylum capense yielded several biologically active compounds, including pellitorine. A convenient HPLC method was developed to determine the presence of pellitorine in crude extracts from plants rapidly and qualitatively.
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Steyn, PS, et al. 1998. Biologically active substances from Zanthoxylum capense(thumb.) Harv. South African Journal of Science, vol. 94(8), pp 391-393
Steyn, P., Van den Heerver, J., Vosloo, H., & Ackerman, L. (1998). Biologically active substances from Zanthoxylum capense(thumb.) Harv. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1900
Steyn, PS, JP Van den Heerver, HCM Vosloo, and LGJ Ackerman "Biologically active substances from Zanthoxylum capense(thumb.) Harv." (1998) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1900
Steyn P, Van den Heerver J, Vosloo H, Ackerman L. Biologically active substances from Zanthoxylum capense(thumb.) Harv. 1998; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1900.
