Enhancing antioxidative capacity of Lepidium meyenii calli by addition of methyl salicylate to culture medium

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 417-423

  Wang, Ya Li ^a,b   Wang, Xiao Dong ^a   Zhao, Bing ^a   Wang, Yu Chun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidative capacity; Antioxidative enzymes; Lepidium meyenii; Methyl salicylate; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM MEYENII;

EID: 34548543756     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-007-0050-5     Document Type: Article

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