Tryptophan is a precursor for melatonin and serotonin biosynthesis in in vitro regenerated St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L. cv. Anthos) plants

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 698-704

  Murch, S J ^a   KrishnaRaj, S ^a   Saxena, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indoleacetic acid; Melatonin; Serotonin; St. John's wort; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON 14; CULTIVAR; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLOW RATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO CULTURE; INDOLEACETIC ACID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELATONIN; REGENERATION; SEROTONIN; THIDIAZURON; TRYPTAMINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 0033934335     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990000206     Document Type: Article

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