Identification of azadirachtin in tissue-cultured cells of Neem (Azadirachta indica)

Natural Product Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-98

  Jarvis, Andrew P ^a   Morgan, E David ^a   Van Der Esch, S Andrew ^b   Vitali, Fabio ^b   Ley, Steven V ^c   Pape, Andrew ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Azadirachtin; Neem; Salannin; Tetranortriterpenoids; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTIN; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; TISSUE CULTURE CELL;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 0030791790     PISSN: 10575634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10575639708043721     Document Type: Article

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