Leaf ontogenic phase-related dynamics of withaferin A and withanone biogenesis in ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal.) - An important medicinal herb

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 508-513

  Chaurasiya, Narayan Das ^a   Gupta, Vijay Kumar ^b   Sangwan, Rajender Singh ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ashwagandha; Withaferin A; Withania somnifera leaf ontogeny; Withanolide biosynthesis; Withanone

Indexed keywords

WITHANIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 35348953773     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03030691     Document Type: Article

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