Isolation of milligram quantities of nuclear DNA from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), a plant containing high levels of polyphenolic compounds

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-153

  Peterson, Daniel G ^a   Boehm, Kevin S ^a   Stack, Stephen M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Lycopersicon esculentum; Nuclei; Polyphenols; Tannins; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0031525075     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02812265     Document Type: Article

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