title: Chemosystematics of the hepaticae.
abstract: Most liverworts (Hepaticae) contain oil bodies which are composed of lipophilic terpenoids and aromatic compounds. The chemosystematics of 36 families of the Jungermannidae and seven families of the Marchantiidae of the Hepaticae are discussed using terpenoid and aromatic components.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-cho, Tokushima, 770-8514, Japan. asakawa@ph.bunri-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asakawa
mesh_terms: D035926:Hepatophyta / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D013729:Terpenes