Selection and characterization of Solanum xanthocarpum cell line with augmented steroid metabolism

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 238-243

  Josekutty, P C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

^b Micronesia Plant Propagation Res C   (Federated States of Micronesia)

Author keywords

Cell line selection; HMGR; Isoprenoid pathway; Mevinolin

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM XANTHOCARPUM;

EID: 0031693306     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30886-3     Document Type: Article

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