Withanolide production by in vitro cultures of Withania somnifera and its association with differentiation

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 161-164

  Sharada, M ^a   Ahuja, A ^a   Suri, K A ^a   Vij, S P ^b   Khajuria, R K ^a   Verma, V ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

^b Shoolini Institute of Life Sciences and Business Management   (India)

Author keywords

Callus culture; Plant tissue culture; Solanaceae; Steroidal lactones

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 33947523832     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0031-y     Document Type: Article

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