A New HPLC-ELSD Method to Quantify Indican in Polygonum tinctorium L. and to Evaluate β-Glucosidase Hydrolysis of Indican for Indigo Production

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1792-1797

  Angelini, Luciana G ^a   Campeol, Elisabetta ^a   Tozzi, Sabrina ^a   Gilbert, Kerry G ^c   Cooke, David T ^c   John, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

FLOWERING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HYDROLYSIS; INDICAN; INDOLES; PHOTOMETRY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POLYGONUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

INDIGOFERA; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM TINCTORIUM; PRUNUS DULCIS; PRUNUS DULCIS VAR. SATIVA;

EID: 0346152852     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp0300218     Document Type: Article

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