Free and glucosylated phenolics, phenol β-glucosyltransferase activity and membrane permeability in cucumber roots affected by derivatives of cinnamic and benzoic acids

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 311-317

  Politycka, Barbara ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allelochemical stress; Cucumber; Cucumis sativus L; Glucosylation; Membrane permeability; Phenol glucosyltransferase; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0030771587     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-997-0007-8     Document Type: Article

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