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Publication Date: 2004-Oct-1
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Nature's Sedative: Isolation and Structural Elucidation of Valtrate from Centranthus Ruber
Doyle, Andrea M.; Reilly, Joe; Murphy, Niamh; Kavanagh, Pierce V.; O'Brien, John E.; Walsh, Martin S.; Walsh, John J.
Journal of Chemical Education, v81 n10 p1486 Oct 2004
A member of a related genus of the valerianaceae, Centranthus ruber, is used, that yields a higher percentage valtrate than other related species such as "Valeriana officinalis," there by making easier isolation in pure form.
Descriptors: Narcotics, Structural Analysis (Science), Science Education, Plants (Botany), Chemistry
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