What are tropical plants sources of dehydrocrepenynic acid (DHCA)?

Ainaa Ghazali @Ainaa_Ghazali

04 April 2019 1 5K Report

Hi. Does anybody know what are the examples of tropical plants containing dehydrocrepenynic acid (DHCA)? Thank you.

Arvind Singh

The seed oil of tropical plant Afzelia cuanzensis (Fabaceae) is source of dehydrocrepenynic acid (DHCA).

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