Deep supercooling xylem parenchyma cells of katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) contain flavonol glycosides exhibiting high anti-ice nucleation activity

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1335-1348

  Kasuga, Jun ^a   Hashidoko, Yasuyuki ^a   Nishioka, Atsushi ^a   Yoshiba, Megumi ^a   Arakawa, Keita ^a   Fujikawa, Seizo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti ice nucleation substances; Boreal hardwood; Freezing resistance

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; GLYCOSIDE; ICE;

ADAPTATION; DICOTYLEDON; EXTRACTION METHOD; FREEZE TOLERANCE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOL; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PIGMENT; SUPERCOOLING; XYLEM;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLD; CYTOLOGY; FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT MASS SPECTROMETRY; FREEZING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; TREE; XYLEM;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COLD; FLAVONOLS; FREEZING; GLYCOSIDES; ICE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT; TREES; XYLEM;

CERCIDIPHYLLUM; CERCIDIPHYLLUM JAPONICUM;

EID: 49649112428     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01835.x     Document Type: Article

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