The Antigerminative Activity of Twenty-Seven Monoterpenes

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The Antigerminative Activity of Twenty-Seven Monoterpenes

Vincenzo De Feo Laura De Martino Luiz Fernando Rolim De Almeida Emilia Mancini

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Monoterpene Pharmaceutical Science Raphanus phytotoxicity Biology radicle elongation Article Lepidium sativum Raphanus Analytical Chemistry Borneol lcsh:QD241-441 Structure-Activity Relationship chemistry.chemical_compound lcsh:Organic chemistry Drug Discovery Botany Radicle Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Carvone Dose-Response Relationship Drug Organic Chemistry monoterpenes food and beverages biology.organism_classification Horticulture Eucalyptol germination chemistry Chemistry (miscellaneous)Germination Alcohols Seeds Monoterpenes Molecular Medicine monoterpenes; germination; radicle elongation; phytotoxicity Geraniol

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year	journal	country	edition	language
2010-09-01	Molecules

https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules15096630