Improvement of catechin productivity in suspension cultures of tea callus cells

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 655-658

  Shibasaki Kitakawa, Naomi ^a   Takeishi, Junna ^a   Yonemoto, Toshikuni ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN;

GROWTH KINETICS; IRRADIATION; PHENOLS; PRODUCTIVITY;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

BIOREACTORS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FLAVONOIDS; LIGHT; PLANT LEAVES; QUALITY CONTROL;

CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0037360543     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp025539a     Document Type: Article

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