Production of Plumbagin (5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1, -naphthoquinone) in Callus and Cell Suspension Cultures of Plumbago indica Linn

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 305-308

  Satheeshkumar, K ^a   Seeni, S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Callus; Cell suspension cultures; Plumbagin; Plumbago indica

Indexed keywords

KINETIN; PLUMBAGIN;

ARTICLE; CALLUS; DRY WEIGHT; MURASHIGE AND SKOOG MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PLUMBAGO INDICA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

PLUMBAGO; PLUMBAGO INDICA;

EID: 0142010613     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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