Bufadienolides in in vitro derived Drimia robusta plants

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 443-445

  Luyt, R P ^a   Jager A K ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bufadienolides; Drimia robusta; Spectrophotometry; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

DRIMIA ROBUSTA;

EID: 0343819891     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)31040-1     Document Type: Article

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