Increased antioxidant activity in Cassia seedlings under UV-B radiation

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-160

  Agarwal, S ^a  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Catalase; Glutathione; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxidative stress; Peroxidase; Phenol; Polyphenol oxidase; Superoxide dismutase; Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances

Indexed keywords

CASSIA AURICULATA; SENNA;

EID: 33947545736     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0030-z     Document Type: Article

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