Nature's Swiss army knife: The diverse protective roles of anthocyanins in leaves

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2004, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 314-320

  Gould, Kevin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; FREE RADICAL; HEAVY METAL; PIGMENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER;

CELL VACUOLE; CHLOROPLAST; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; HERBIVORY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; SURVIVAL; TREE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 15244346247     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1110724304406147     Document Type: Review

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