Production of withaferin A in shoot cultures of Withania somnifera

Planta Medica

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 432-436

  Ray, S ^a   Jha, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Shoot cultures; Solanaceae; Withaferin A; Withania somnifera; Withanolide D

Indexed keywords

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; REDUCTION;

ADENINE; AGAR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CARBON; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ERGOSTEROL; KINETIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT SHOOTS; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 0034938117     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-15811     Document Type: Article

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