Solanum trilobatum L.: A potential source of solasodine in plants and tissue cultures

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-203

  Krishnamurthy, R ^a   Reddy, M N ^a   Parabia, M H ^a  

^a VEER NARMAD SOUTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Solanum species; solasodine; tissue culture

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; SOLASODINE;

ARTICLE; CALLUS; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; TISSUE CULTURE;

SOLANUM TRILOBATUM;

EID: 0029783730     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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