The role of phytohormone on the production of berberine in the calli cultures of an endangered medicinal plant, turmeric (Coscinium fenestratum l.)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 3244-3246

  Khan, Talat ^a   Krupadanam, David ^a   Anwar, Syed Yousuf ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Berberine; Calli cultures; Coscinium fenestratum; Isoquinolene alkaloid; Phytohormones

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 6 N BENZYLADENINE; BERBERINE; CARBON 13; ISOQUINOLINE ALKALOID; KINETIN; PHYTOHORMONE; TURMERIC;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COSCINIUM FENESTRATUM; EXPLANT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PETIOLE; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

COSCINIUM FENESTRATUM; CURCUMA LONGA;

EID: 52949089025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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