The phytochemistry and biological activity of secondary metabolites from Kenyan Vernonia and Vepris species.

This work is an account of the phytochemical analysis of two genera, Vernonia and Vepris which are used as remedies for illness by the Kalenjin community of Kenya. Species of Vernonia are known to yield sesquiterpene lactones, which typify the genus whereas Vepris is rich in alkaloids and limonoids...

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Main Author: Kiplimo, Joyce Jepkorir.
Other Authors: Koorbanally, Neil Anthony.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9707