Production of pilocarpine in callus of jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus stapf)

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 806-811

  De Abreu, Ilka Nacif ^a   Sawaya, Alexandra Cristine H F ^a   Eberlin, Marcos Nogueira ^a   Mazzafera, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Jaborandi; Pilocarpus microphyllus; Stress

Indexed keywords

PILOCARPUS; PILOCARPUS JABORANDI; PILOCARPUS MICROPHYLLUS;

EID: 32944474806     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2005711     Document Type: Article

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