In vitro withanolide production by Withania somnifera L. cultures

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 409-412

  Sabir, Farzana ^a   Sangwan, Neelam S ^a   Chaurasiya, Narayan D ^a   Misra, Laxmi N ^a   Sangwan, Rajender S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cell cultures; Withania somnifera; Withanolide

Indexed keywords

WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

3-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL(1-4)-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-12-DIACETOXY-20-HYDROXYWITHA-5,24-DIENOLIDE; 3 RHAMNOPYRANOSYL(1 4) GLUCOPYRANOSYL 12 DIACETOXY 20 HYDROXYWITHA 5,24 DIENOLIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ERGOSTEROL; INDOLEACETIC ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; FLOWER; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; WITHANIA;

CELLS, CULTURED; ERGOSTEROL; FLOWERS; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; WITHANIA;

EID: 48249107091     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2008-5-616     Document Type: Article

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