Anthocyanins in Catharanthus roseus in vivo and in vitro: A review

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 235-242

  Piovan, Anna ^a   Filippini, Raffaella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Catharanthus roseus; Flavonol O methyltransferase; Plant cell cultures; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CELL CYCLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FLOWER; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 34249904913     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-006-9052-y     Document Type: Review

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